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READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

The kākāpō


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Questions

Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1–6 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1. There are other parrots that share the kakapo’s inability to fly.
2. Adult kakapo produce chicks every year.
3. Adult male kakapo bring food back to nesting females.
4. The Polynesian rat was a greater threat to the kakapo than Polynesian settlers.
5. Kakapo were transferred from Rakiura Island to other locations because they were at risk from feral cats.
6. One Recovery Plan initiative that helped increase the kakapo population size was caring for struggling young birds.
Questions 7-13

Questions 7–13
Complete the notes below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 7–13 on your answer sheet.

A type of parrot:

● diet consists of fern fronds, various parts of a tree and 7

● nests are created in 8where eggs are laid.

Arrival of Polynesian settlers

● the 9 of the käkāpō were used to make clothes.

Arrival of European colonisers

● 10were an animal which they introduced that ate the kākāpō’s food sources.

Protecting kākāpō

● Richard Henry, a conservationist, tried to protect the käkāpō.

● a definite sighting of female kākāpō on Rakiura Island was reported in the year 11

● the Recovery Plan included an increase in 12

● a current goal of the Recovery Plan is to maintain the involvement of 13 in kākāpō protection.