Reading part 4

What is Sam Prentice doing in the text?

• A. describing how he became a wildlife biologist

• B. explaining how he is doing a piece of research

• C. suggesting how readers can learn about one type of bird

• D. giving a report of success he’s had in his work

What is Sam hoping to discover about American black ducks?

• A. what their behavior is like after dark

• B. which kind of food they need to live on

• C. which animals are responsible for the fall in their numbers

• D. what makes the east coast a suitable location for them

When Sam spends long periods watching ducks, he

• A. dislikes having to deal with low temperatures.

• B. finds there’s enough to do to maintain his interest.

• C. is glad of the chance to be in a quiet place.

• D. sometimes finds it difficult to stay awake.

What does Sam say about working inside a lab over the summer?

• A. He feels pleased that he’ll avoid the hot weather.

• B. He accepts that it’s a necessary part of his job.

• C. He’s looking forward to studying his results.
  

• D. He’s glad he’ll be working with other people.

5. What might Sam say about his experiences of working outdoors?

• A. Having the right vehicle for bad weather has meant we’ve still carried on working, whatever it’s been like

• B. We decided that we’d only go to sites that were easy to get to, and I’m really glad we made that choice

• C. Sometimes the moon hasn’t been very bright, but our equipment provides the amount of light we need to collect information.

• D. The other people in my team are brilliant, but it’s been hard watching ducks in the same place every day.

What is the writer’s main reason for writing this text?

• A. to persuade more tourists to visit his city

• B. to give readers the history of his home town

• C. to say what he feels about his birthplace

• D. to describe some important moments in his life

The family who first owned the writer’s home

• A. used to buy and sell silk.

• B. produced plates and bowls.

• C. were skilled architects.

• D. helped to build the canals.

What does the writer say about his grandfather?

• A. His grandfather taught him how to study documents.

• B. He didn’t find his grandfather’s handwriting easy to read.

• C. He wasn’t able to get to know his grandfather personally.

• D. His grandfather turned his home into a museum.

What is the writer’s attitude to Venice today?

• A. He hopes tourists will stop visiting the city.

• B. He would like people to get jobs working with tourists.

• C. He believes the city would benefit from having fewer inhabitants.

• D. He thinks local businesses should be encouraged to stay.

What might the writer say about his house?

• A. I have never lived anywhere else apart from my home in the Rialto area of Venice.

• B. My house is on a canal in Venice and my family, starting with my grandfather, have lived there since 1919.

• C. We don’t know who lived in the house before 1588 but it was owned by merchants from then until the eighteenth century.owner wanted it to look like a palace.

• D. The house was made bigger in the mid-eighteenth century because the C. We don’t know who lived in the house before 1588 but it was owned by merchants from then until the eighteenth century.owner wanted it to look like a palace.