Question 1 Explanation

Question: ate an entirely 1……. diet

Answer Location: In terms of feeding, it was exclusively carnivorous,

Key words:

• ate, diet

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The content of the passage indicates that this is a carnivore
• => the answer is “carnivorous”

Correct Answer: carnivorous

Question 2 Explanation

Question: Probably depended mainly on 2…….. when hunting

Answer Location: During long-distance chases, thylacines were likely to have relied more on scent than any other sense

Key words:

• depended mainly on, hunting

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Tasmanian tigers often rely on scent when hunting
• => the answer is “scent”

Correct Answer: scent

Question 3 Explanation

Question: young spent first months of life inside its mother’s 3……….

Answer Location: Newborns crawled into the pouch on the belly of their mother,

Key words:

• young spent first months, inside its mother’s

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The newborn baby will be in the mother’s belly bag
• => the answer is “pouch”

Correct Answer: pouch

Question 4 Explanation

Question: last evidence in mainland Australia is a 3,100-year-old 4………

Answer Location:

The most recent, well-dated occurrence of a thylacine on the mainland is a carbon-dated fossil from Murray Cave in Western Australia, which is around 3,100 years old

Key words:

• last evidence, 100-year-old

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The last evidence of a Tasmanian tiger found on the Australian mainland is about 100 years old
• => the answer is fossil

Correct Answer: fossil

Question 5 Explanation

Question: reduction in 5……… and available sources of food were partly responsible for decline in Tasmania

Answer Location: loss of habitat along with the disappearance of prey species, and a distemper-like disease which may also have affected the thylacine

Key words:

• reduction, partly responsible for decline in Tasmania

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The passage points to habitat loss as one of the causes of the decline in the Tasmanian tiger population
• => the answer is “habitat”

Correct Answer: habitat

Question 6 Explanation

Question: Significant numbers of thylacines were killed by humans from the 1830s onwards. (T/F/Not given)

Answer Location: The dramatic decline of the thylacine in Tasmania, which began in the 1830s and continued for a century, is generally attributed to the relentless efforts of sheep farmers and bounty hunters with shotguns.

Key words:

• numbers of thylacines were killed by humans from the 1830s onwards

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The content of the passage is synonymous with sentence 6
• => the answer is TRUE

Correct Answer: TRUE

Question 7 Explanation

Question: Several thylacines were born in zoos during the late 1800s. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: There was only one successful attempt to breed a thylacine in captivity, at Melbourne Zoo in 1899. This was despite the large numbers that went through some zoos, particularly London Zoo and Tasmania’s Hobart Zoo.

Key words:

• thylacines were born in zoos, late 1800s

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The text gives only one case of successful breeding in 1899
• => the answer is FALSE

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 8 Explanation

Question: John Gould’s prediction about the thylacine surprised some biologists. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: The famous naturalist John Gould foresaw the thylacine’s demise when he published his Mammals of Australia between 1848 and 1863, writing, ‘The numbers of this singular animal will speedily diminish, extermination will have its full sway, and it will then, like the wolf of England and Scotland, be recorded as an animal of the past.’

Key words:

• John Gould’s,
• prediction,
• thylacine surprised some biologists.

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• John Gould’s prediction of Tasmanian species decline, not to mention other scientists
• => the answer is NOT GIVEN

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 9 Explanation

Question: In the early 1900s, many scientists became worried about the possible extinction of the thylacine. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: But it was not until 1929, with the species on the very edge of extinction, that Tasmania’s Animals and Birds Protection Board passed a motion protecting thylacines only for the month of December, which was thought to be their prime breeding season.

Key words:

• early 1900s, scientists became worried about the possible extinction of
• the thylacine.

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Text text “But it was not until 1929, when the species was on the brink of extinction, that the Tasmanian Board of Animal and Birds Protection approved a proposal to protect thylacines only in December, believed to be the breeding season. their main.”
• => the answer is FALSE

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 10 Explanation

Question: T. T. Flynn’s proposal to rehome captive thylacines on an island proved to be impractical. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location:

A notable exception was T.T. Flynn, Professor of Biology at the University of Tasmania. In 1914, he was sufficiently concerned about the scarcity of the thylacine to suggest that some should be captured and placed on a small island

Key words:

• T. T. Flynn’s proposal, rehome captive thylacines on an island, impractical

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The passage does not mention whether T.T. Flynn’s solution is possible
• => the answer is NOT GIVEN

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 11 Explanation

Question: There were still reasonable numbers of thylacines in existence when a piece of legislation protecting the species during their breeding season was passed. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: The last known wild thylacine to be killed was shot by a farmer in the north-east of Tasmania in 1930, leaving just captive specimens

Key words:

• reasonable numbers of thylacines, existence, during their breeding season was passed

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The content of the passage indicates that after the protection law was passed, in 1930 the last individual was killed.
• => the answer is FALSE

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 12 Explanation

Question: From 1930 to 1936, the only known living thylacines were all in captivity (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: Official protection of the species by the Tasmanian government was introduced in July 1936, 59 days before the last known individual died in Hobart Zoo on 7th September, 1936.

Key words:

• 1930 to 1936, thylacines, in captivity.

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The last individual of the Tasmanian species died on 7 September 1936 at the Hobart . Zoo
• => the answer is TRUE

Correct Answer: TRUE

Question 13 Explanation

Question: Attempts to find living thylacines are now rarely made. (T/F/Not Given)

Answer Location: There have been numerous expeditions and searches for the thylacine over the years, none of which has produced definitive evidence that thylacines still exist. The species was declared extinct by the Tasmanian government in 1986.

Key words:

• find living thylacines, are now rarely made

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The text of the passage states that “search efforts were made to no avail and finally in 1936 the species was declared extinct.” Not to mention finding this species today
• => the answer is NOT GIVEN

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN