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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.

Manatees


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Questions

Questions 1-6

Questions 1–6

Complete the notes below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 1–6 on your answer sheet.

Appearance

● look similar to dugongs, but with a differently shaped 1

Movement

● have fewer neck bones than most mammals

● need to use their 2 to help to turn their bodies around in order to look sideways

● sense vibrations in the water by means of 3 on their skin

Feeding

● eat mainly aquatic vegetation, such as 4

● grasp and pull up plants with their 5

Breathing

● come to the surface for air every 2-4 minutes when awake and every 15-20 while sleeping

● may regulate the 6 of their bodies by using muscles of diaphragm to store air internally

Questions 7-13

Questions 7–13

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

In boxes 7–13 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

7. West Indian manatees can be found in a variety of different aquatic habitats.
8. The Florida manatee lives in warmer waters than the Antillean manatee.
9. The African manatee’s range is limited to coastal waters between the West African countries of Mauritania and Angola.
10. The extent of the loss of Amazonian manatees in the mid-twentieth century was only revealed many years later.
11. It is predicted that West Indian manatee populations will fall in the coming decades.
12. The risk to manatees from entanglement and plastic consumption increased significantly in the period 2009-2020
13. There is some legislation in place which aims to reduce the likelihood of boat strikes on manatees in Florida.