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  • •Passage 1: questions 1–13. Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •The passage is on the left and the questions are on the right. Each side scrolls separately.
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Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below.

The Owl That Stayed

Questions 1–7

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information, FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

1The laughing owl was still common in New Zealand in the 1950s.

2The laughing owl was bigger than the morepork.

3Ground nesting made the laughing owl more exposed to introduced predators.

4The morepork has a longer lifespan than most other New Zealand birds.

5Female moreporks hunt for food while they are sitting on their eggs.

6In Māori tradition, the morepork’s usual call was linked with good fortune.

7The morepork is officially listed as an endangered species.

Questions 8–13

Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

The morepork

Appearance
length: about centimetres
feathers have soft edges, so it flies almost silently
Nesting
nests in tree hollows, plant clumps, gaps between or holes in banks
chicks leave the nest after about five
Hunting
catches prey with its
rests in thick leaves during the
Threats
may take in used to control pests