Question 5
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A-E (Nos 1-10).
PASSAGE I
There are four different species off kangaroo. They are the only large animals that use hopping as their primary method of locomotion. Their large tails provide balance as they hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly on all four legs.
Kangaroos can jump very high, sometimes three times their own height and they can also swim. On land, they move their hind legs together, however in water, they kick each leg independently to swim.
They eat grass, leaves, herbs and roots. They use little water to enable them go far distances. Kangaroos are social animals which stay in groups of at least three or four individuals. Some groups can have up to one hundred kangaroos, most of which are active at nights.
They usually have one young usually females have a bag in which babies live and drink milk for eight months. Kangaroos usually live about six years in the forest.
PASSAGE I
There are four different species off kangaroo. They are the only large animals that use hopping as their primary method of locomotion. Their large tails provide balance as they hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly on all four legs.
Kangaroos can jump very high, sometimes three times their own height and they can also swim. On land, they move their hind legs together, however in water, they kick each leg independently to swim.
They eat grass, leaves, herbs and roots. They use little water to enable them go far distances. Kangaroos are social animals which stay in groups of at least three or four individuals. Some groups can have up to one hundred kangaroos, most of which are active at nights.
They usually have one young usually females have a bag in which babies live and drink milk for eight months. Kangaroos usually live about six years in the forest.
Which of the following can replace the word 'independently' as used in the passage?
Objective