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Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for ACT 2025 is part of ACT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the ACT exam syllabus. Information about Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for ACT 2025 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.

Solutions for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for ACT. Download more important topics, notes, lectures and mock test series for ACT Exam by signing up for free.

Here you can find the meaning of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageNATURAL SCIENCE: Michigans Beloved SongbirdSometimes an object in nature is so rare thatit escapes mention in nature books. Such is thecase with the delightful Kirtland’s warbler, a plump,yellow-breasted bird that can be found nesting almost(5) exclusively in the northern half of Michigan’s LowerPeninsula. Although this bird migrates to the Bahamasfor the winter, Michigan is its natural habitat. Unfortu-nately, so few Kirtland’s warblers exist that the speciesis classified endangered. The remaining Kirtland’s(10) warblers now enjoy living in stands of young Jack pineslocated in protected Michigan forests.Interestingly, the Kirtland’s warbler nests onthe ground in the jack pine forests, and not in thetrees themselves. Male warblers generally return to(15) Michigan in May to spend the summer. Females arriveas the males stake out territory and choose a suitablenesting area. At the completion of the long journeyfrom the Bahamas to Michigan, female warblers beginto collect leaves and grass to build their nests. During(20) this process, the female warblers’ mates provides food.Eventually, female Kirtland’s warblers each lay fourto five speckled eggs. The eggs hatch in two to threeweeks, and both the male and female warblers tend tothe chicks. Five weeks after they hatch, the fledglings(25) are prepared to survive on their own.Kirtland’s warblers are extremely fastidious abouttheir habitat. This is probably why these birds havebecome endangered. Kirtland’s warblers insist on liv-ing in expansive areas of Jack pine forest rooted in(30) Grayling sand, which percolates quickly to preventflooding of nests built on or near the ground. Graylingsand also supports the type of plant material that thewarblers prefer for their diet and nest building.If not for ongoing human conservation efforts,(35) this special habitat and this rare bird would probablynot exist today. As the massive 19th-century loggingboom faded in Michigan, natural forest fires increased,fueled by the burgeoning undergrowth. Jack pine num-bers increased dramatically, since the tree depends on(40) regular fires to expose the seeds within its tough cones.The early 1900s, though, saw natural fires suppressedby new forest management policies and, consequently,Jack pine forests quickly diminished. This greatlyreduced the number of nesting areas available for the(45) Kirtland’s warbler.To correct this problem, Jack pine areas are cur-rently managed on a rotating basis. This ensures anappropriate number of nesting sites, which encour-ages warblers to return and reproduce annually. The(50) protected Jack pine forests are also home to the white-tailed deer, the black bear, the Eastern bluebird, theupland sandpiper, and the snowshoe hare. Unfortu-nately, for the Kirtland’s warbler, the brown-headedcowbird is also prevalent in these woods. This brood(55) parasite is well known for its tendency to steal thenests of other birds by replacing the original bird’seggs with its own eggs. When the chicks are hatched,the warblers raise the young cowbirds as their own.This, of course, negatively impacts the population of(60) the Kirtland’s warbler. Studies have shown that when acowbird lays one egg in a warbler’s nest, generally onlyone to three warbler chicks will survive. If two or morecowbird chicks survive in a single warbler nest, noneof the warblers will survive. To combat this dilemma,(65) government programs have been established to trap anderadicate cowbirds that attempt to nest in the warblers’habitat. These efforts have greatly improved the sur-vival and proliferation of the Kirtland’s warbler overthe past few decades.(70) The male Kirtland’s warbler is prized as a song-bird, emitting a persistent, melodic song audible up toa quarter-mile away. For researchers, counting thesesongs becomes important during mating season, sincesaving the warbler from extinction demands an annual(75) census of the population to ensure that conservationmeasures are effective.Debates periodically surface over whether toreplace the robin with the Kirtland’s warbler asMichigan’s state bird. Admirers of the Kirtland’s(80) warbler argue that it is strictly a Michigan bird.Supporters of the robin point out that the Kirtland’swarbler is only present in Michigan for, at most, halfof the year. Perhaps this debate will continue until moreresidents have a chance to see the beautiful and elusive(85) Kirtland’s warbler, which calls Michigan home.Q.According to the passage, what is the reason jack pine forests declined in the early 1900s?a)Logging in the 1800s decimated mature jack pines, which produce hearty seeds.b)Logging in the 1800s left room for low-growing shrubs that accelerated the spread of many forest fires.c)Forest management focused on eradication of the wildfires necessary for jack pine proliferation.d)Forest management placed a higher value on some trees than others.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice ACT tests.