For each question, choose the correct answer.
Tasmanian devils
Tasmanian devils are about the size of a small dog. They have a coat of dark fur with a few lighter areas on some (1)…………… of their bodies. Their heads are large and they have very strong teeth.
In the (2)……………, Tasmanian devils lived all over Australia, but today they are only (3)…………… on the island of Tasmania in the south-east of the country.
Tasmanian devils are meat-eaters and are active at night. They usually eat animals that are already dead, but also catch (4)…………… like snakes, birds, fish and insects. Like many Australian animals, including the kangaroo, Tasmanian devils are ‘marsupials’. This (5)…………… their babies are very small when they are born. Their mothers carry them in a special pocket (6)…………… a ‘pouch’ on the front of their bodies until they are big and strong.
1 A pieces B places C parts
2 A history B past C century
3 A found B looked C watched
4 A examples B things C ways
5 A means B decides C thinks
6 A told B said C called
Answer
1 C: Only ‘parts’ goes with the phrase ‘… of the body’.
2 B: We use ‘the’ with ‘past’ to talk generally about the time before now.
3 A: ‘found’ is correct because ‘they are only found on the island’ tells you that Tasmanian devils live here.
4 B: The phrase ‘things like’ is used to give examples. The word ‘examples’ doesn’t ft in the gap. Snakes, birds and fish cannot be ‘ways’.
5 A: This sentence explains what ‘marsupials’ means, so ‘means’ is the correct answer.
6 C: We used ‘called’ to give the name of something.