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Mock Test
Listening
Reading
Extinct and endangered Animals
There are no more dinosaurs living on the Earth. They are extinct, which means
there is no longer a certain kind of plant or animal living anywhere in the world.
Scientists believe many organisms, along with the dinosaurs, died out when a
large asteroid collided with the Earth. The collision caused a mass extinction,
which occurs at a foster rate over a very short time period
There are usually two reasons for the extinction of animals and other living things.
The first is natural, which may take place when animals do not adapt to natural
changes in their environment. For example, if the habitat of a bird suddenly
changes, and if the bird does not adapt, it can become extinct. Another example of
this type of extinction was the woolly mammoth, a relative of the elephant, which
died out 10,000 years ago due to climate change and the disappearance of its
habitat.
The second reason for the extinction of animals is human interaction, which
includes hunting and habitat destruction caused by people. An animal's
environment may be destroyed by pollution or construction, such as the
destruction of parts of a rainforest. Humans also overhunt, sometimes wiping out
an entire species, In addition, the moving of non-native species into an area where
they are not usually found may lead to the extinction of another species. Examples
include the Dodo bird that became extinct because of overhunting and other
animals moving into its environment.
However, when animals are in danger of becoming extinct, but survive, they are
called endangered animals. Endangered means a plant or animal is at risk of
becoming extinct. This occurs when the population of a certain animal is so low
that they are in danger of dying out forever and becoming extinct. The reasons for
an animal to become endangered are mostly the same as for those that have
become extinct. There are many animals in the world today that are on the
endangered species list. Some can only be found in a zoo. Some of the endangered
animals in the world as of 2017 include the black rhino, found in Africa, the
orangutan found in the country of Malaysia, the blue whale, the Bengal tiger, giant
panda, mountain gorilla, sea lions, and others.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the meaning of “extinct”?
2. When did dinosaurs die?
3. How can an animal’s environment be destroyed?
4. Why did the Dodo bird become extinct?
5. Where can you find some endangered animals?
Grammar
PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
MY NAME ...............(BE) TOM, I ..........(LIVE) IN TUCUMAN, ARGENTINA.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I ALWAYS ............ (G0) TREKKING. MY SISTER IS
DIFFERENT, SHE ISN'T SPORTY, SHE NEVER ............... (WALK) WITH ME BUT YESTERDAY SHE ........................
(DECIDE) TO GO.
WHEN WE ................................ (WALK) ALONG A PATH IN THE MOUNTAINS IT ........................(START) TO RAIN.
WE DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME BUT WHEN WE .................... (CROSS) A RIVER SHE ......................... (FALL)
AND ...................... (GET) WET. WHEN WE GOT HOME HALF AN HOUR LATER MY SISTER ............... ( BE) ALL
WET AND SHE ................... (NOT FEEL) VERY WELL.
SHE TOOK A SHOWER AND WENT TO BED. AT NIGHT SHE FELT HOT, MY MOM TOOK HER
TEMPERATURE, SHE HAD A FEVER. SHE ALSO HAD A SORE THROAT, SHE COULDN'T SPEAK!
TODAY IN THE MORNING THEY WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S FOR A CHECK UP.
THE DOCTOR SAID: " IF YOU .................. (TAKE) THESE PILLS. YOU ......................... (FEEL) BETTER SOON.
NOW ITS TWELVE O'CLOCK MY MOM ............................... ( COOK). SHE ............................... (BUY) THE
PILLS AFTER LUNCH AND MY SISTER ................................ (TAKE) THEM EVERY 8 HOURS. I THINK SHE
............................... (BE) OK BUT I THINK SHE ....................................... (NOT GO) TREKKING WITH ME AGAIN!
IF WE .................... (G0) TO THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN, I ....................... (CHECK) THE WEATHER FORECAST
FIRST!!!!
Vocabulary
WRITING
Look at the pictures and write an interesting story. Remember to divide your story into
three parts.
INTRODUCTION (WHEN-WHO-WHERE-WHAT).
BODY (WHAT HAPPENED-CONFLICT).
CONCLUSION (HOW THE STORY FINISHES).
