Toefl - Reading skill 3 / Paraphrases

Toefl - Reading Skill 3 Paraphrases

By Nicte De Leon

Recognize Paraphrases

Recognize Paraphrases

Example

Example

Example

Read the following passage. Take notes and use them to answer the questions.

Multiple Choice

• A. Evolution resulted in strengthening aggressive animals and insects.

• b. Evolution of vulnerable species resulted in protective adaptations.

• C. A variety of species developed predatory abilities.

• D. By observing other species, weak animals and insects developed creative defense strategies.

Multiple Choice

• a. Opposite conditions in summer and in winter necessitate different protective coloration for Arctic animals.

• b. The coloration of the summer and writer landscapes in the Arctic fails to protect the Arctic tundra.

• In a single season, protective coloring schemes are ineffective in the treeles Arctic.

• For many animals, a single protective coloring scheme affectively protects them during summer and winter months.

Multiple Choice

• a. Mimesis is a popular strategy for predators, such as the flower mantises, who can more easily see their prey when they take on the appearance of particular flowers.

• b. Mimesis is usually used by animals being hunted, but sometimes hunters are able to employ the adaptation, as when the flower mantis disguises itself as a flower to catch its victim.

• c. Both predators and prey use mimesis as a means of disguise: the flower mantis is the most successful animal at disguising itself into catch its prey.

• D. Mimesis is generally used by prey to escape their predators; when predators such as the flower mantis use mimesis, the prey trap and eat the hunter.

Multiple Choice

• a. A zebra in a large group is specifically targeted by predators due to its individual pattern of stripes.

• b. Zebras can sometimes escape their pursuers because the pattern of stripes of the herd mixes together and confuses predators.

• c. Predators have difficulty finding a herd of zebras because their stripes blend into the background.

• d. The combined patterns of zebras' stripes can give the predators a greater chance of choosing the ones that can't scape.