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MODULE 5
SECTION B TEST
Choose the correct answer.
1 The … waited in the tall grass, ready to make a move.
a predator
b young
c herd
2 If the ibex climbed higher into the mountains, … they … more grass to eat?
a would … find
b would … have found
c had … found
3 The birds wouldn’t have returned if there … any fish in the lake.
a hadn’t been
b were
c wouldn’t have been
4 The cow was aware of danger, so she didn’t move away from her … .
a goat
b fox
c calf
5 After eating their meal, the lion and his … lay down in the shade of a tree.
a mate
b fox
c prey
6 Volunteers at the animal reserve … more to visitors if they weren’t so busy.
a talked
b had talked
c would talk
7 The injured bird … if we hadn’t taken it to the vet.
a might have died
b had died
c wouldn’t have died
8 A … of colourful birds flew over the lake at dawn.
a wolf
b flock
c predator
9 I … if I had known it was such hard work.
a wouldn’t have volunteered
b had volunteered
c would volunteer
10 If the lioness … sooner, she could have saved her cubs.
a had returned
b returned
c would return
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MODULE 5 SECTION B TEST
11 The tiger’s … help to camouflage it in the jungle.
a spots
b stripes
c calf
12 If it were cold enough, the bears … in the cave all winter.
a had slept
b would have slept
c would sleep
13 A spider catches its … in its web.
a spots
b prey
c goat
14 The oldest female elephant usually leads the … .
a herd
b stripes
c flock
15 Many animals sleep during the day and … at night.
a outrun
b hunt
c freeze
16 … the New Zealand moa bird … extinct if people hadn’t hunted it?
a Had … become
b Would have … become
c Would … have become
17 The red … , found in the US, is the world’s most endangered member of the dog family.
a young
b wolf
c mate
18 If the buffalo … the lion, it might have survived.
a will outrun
b had outrun
c would have outrun
19 If someone is bitten by an Australian tiger snake, it can be … .
a rare
b fierce
c deadly
20 If he hadn’t texted while driving, he … an accident.
a would cause
b would have caused
c wouldn’t have caused
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