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a) On what island is this story set?

• • Mana Island

  • Great Barrier Island

  • Little Barrier Island

  • The report did not say

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b) Scientists decided to make the birds strong and healthy by

• • giving them extra food.

  • putting them on protected islands.

  • encouraging breeding programmes.

  • killing all the rats.

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c) Why did they weigh the food the birds had not eaten?

• • To plan how much food to carry next time

  • To see if the kākāpō were putting on weight

  • To see whether the kākāpō preferred apple or kumara

  • To tell how much of the food was eaten

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d) What time did the first bird, Wendy, come to feed?

• • Just after midnight

  • Two o'clock in the morning

  • Three o'clock in the morning

  • Five o'clock in the morning

  • Sunrise

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e) What type of food did Wendy never eat?

• • Peanuts

  • Brazil nuts

  • Kumara

  • Apple

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f) The writer identified Wendy by

• • the bend in her beak.

  • how big she was.

  • the colour of her leg band.

  • the way her tail drooped.

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g) How did Dobbie and Wendy compare in size?

• • Dobbie was a lot smaller than Wendy.

  • Dobbie was the same size as Wendy.

  • Dobbie was a bit larger than Wendy.

  • We were not told.