IELTS Reading: match the headings

Read the following passage about migrating birds.

A) A tiny bird from the Farne Islands off Northumberland, England has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded. The Arctic tern’s meandering journey to Antarctica and back saw it clock up 59,650 miles, more than twice the circumference of the planet. The bird, which weighs just 100g, left its breeding grounds last July and flew down the west coast of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and arrived in Antarctica in November. Its mammoth trek was recorded by a tiny device attached to its leg, weighing 0.7g - too light to affect its flight.

B) “It’s really quite humbling to see these tiny birds return when you consider the huge distances they’ve had to travel and how they’ve battled to survive,” said Richard Bevan at Newcastle University and part of the tracking team. The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel. “They live in the fast lane all the time, constantly on the move,” said Bevan. “They have to flap all the time. It is an incredibly energetic lifestyle.”

C) Like all migratory animals, the birds travel to take advantage of food that is available in particular seasons. Arctic terns perform the longest migrations but another bird, the bar-tailed godwit, completes its marathon from the Arctic to New Zealand in eight days straight, without stopping to feed. Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles.

(Source: theguardian.com)

Choose the best heading from the list below for each paragraph above.

i      Migration and food
ii     Survival of the fittest
iii    A record-setting bird
iv    Other incredible animal migrations
v     A new device for tracking bird migrations
vi    How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat?

Comments

[Mohammad imran]

A-v, B- ii, c-iv

[L]

A-iii
B-vi
C-iv

[federet]

A iii B vi C iv

[raj]

A - iii A record-setting bird
B - i Migration and food
C - iv Other incredible animal migrations

[yuki]

a-iii. b-ii. c. iv

[Ayesha]

A-3
B-1
C-4

[Dilusha]

a)iii
b)ii
c)iv

[Bjergsen]

I agree with the answer by yuki, which means the matchings I would do are a-iii. b-ii. c-iv

[beela]

A-3
B-2
C-4

[Sam Liu]

A - iii
B - i
C - iv

[khuyen]

a)iii
b)ii
c)iv

[Qing]

A - iii
B - vi (struggling by i)
C - iv

A and C are not difficult to find, but for B I changed from i to vi because I think iv give more interpretation than i.

[Kylie Bright]

A. iii
B. vi
C. iv

[Quan]

A. III
B. II
C. IV

[Nguyen]

A. 3
B. 1
C. 4

[Nguyen]

A.3
B.2
C.4

[Ahmed]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[Cassie]

iii
vi
i

[Cassie]

iii
vi
iv

[Jade]

A-iii
B-ii
C-i

[Min]

A. lll
B. l
C. IV

[nathan wang]

A - iii
B - i
C - iv

[Bikram]

A - III : England has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded.

B - VI :The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel.

C - IV : but another bird, the bar-tailed godwit. Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles.

[Ledo]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[dilpreet singh]

1.¡¡¡
2.¡¡
3.¡v

[Yifan]

A - iii
B - i
C - iv

[Zarni Win]

1.iii
2.vi
3.iv

[Rio]

(A) a tiny bird has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded = a record-setting bird (iii)

(B) Survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch food = manage such a feat (vi)

(C) Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles = Other incredible animal migrations (iv)

[zunzun]

A. iii
B. ii
C. iv

[Nadia]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[kLwT]

A - iii
B - i
C - iv

[Tam Tu]

A - iii
B - vi
C - iv

[NIKI]

iii
i
iv

the healing for Paragraph B is iv. I didn't know the meaning of such a feat so I chose i.

[pijush]

A- iii,B- ii,C - iv

[Hiuong]

vi
ii
iv
many thanks,

[Autumn Nguyen]

A- The first sentence
B- How:- by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel
C- Other incredible animal migrations :bar-tailed Godwin..., whales, leatherback turtles, dragonflies...

[Katherina]

1.iii
2.vi
3.iv

Best Regards

[Ali Jalili]

1.iii
2.ii
3.iv

[Omnia]

1) iii
2) ii
3) iv

[Doena]

III, II, I

[Aftab Ashraf (Gujranwala, Pakistan)]

iii
ii
iv

[Iurchenko Oleksandr]

A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Best Regards

[binh]

A-II
B-VI
C-IV

[binh]

A-III
B-VI
C-IV

[fyec]

3 6 4. Although second paragraph doesnt mention about Arctic terns clearly, it is obvious that some methods are said in the paragraph.

[Macgrady]

iii,vi,iv

[donson]

A iii
B ii
C iv

[Duc Ho]

A-iii
B-vi
C-iv

[Jessie]

A-iii
B- i
C-iv

[hale]

A-iii
B-ii
C iv

[Rebecca]

A-iii
B-vi
C-iv

[Denick Phan]

A-iii
B-i
C-iv

[RR]

A - iii A record-setting bird
B - vi How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat?
C - iv Other incredible animal migrations

[John Pham]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[Tham Kieu]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[Bahare.H]

A. iii
B-vi
C-iv

[Justice Tran]

A-iii
B-ii (not sure about this answer)
C-iv

[Mohammad Vicky]

A) III
B) II
C) IV

[Gerel]

A) III (A tiny bird from the Farne Islands off Northumberland, England has clocked up the longest migration ever RECORDED)
B) II (“It’s really quite humbling to see these tiny birds return when you consider the huge distances they’ve had to travel and how they’ve battled to SURVIVE,” said Richard Bevan at Newcastle University and part of the tracking team.)
C) I ( Like all migratory animals, the birds travel to take advantage of FOOD that is available in particular seasons.)

[Iris]

1)III 2)II 3)IV

[Dorothy]

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4

[Sana]

3
6
4

[Andrew]

3
6
4

[BJ]

3
2
4

[meltemö]

3
6
4

[VyNgo]

A-iii: the longest immigration ever recorded
B-ii: an incredibly energetic lifestyle
C-iv: the birds/ Arctic terns / whales....

[Ammonia Jakarta]

A3
B2
C4

[L]

Simon,

I can find your answers?

[L]

can not!

[cabitos]

iii, v, iv

[Tieu Vuong]

A-iii, B-i, C-iv

[vicky jindal]

3
2
4

[faz]

1.III
2.II
3.IV

[Ngan]

A. III
B. Vi
C. IV

[Kiran Shresthaa]

A. iii
B. vi
C. iv

[srujana yerra]

A-iii
B-ii
C-iv

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

A. iii
record-setting = the longest migration ever recorded

B. vi
How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat? = they’ve battled to survive..... The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel..... constantly on the move..... They have to flap all the time

C. iv
Other incredible animal migrations = the bar-tailed godwit..... whales..... leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel

[L]

Thank you simon.

[avik paul]

A. iii
B. vi
C. iv

[NT]

A III
B VI
C IV

[albee]

iii ii iv

[Sinaaaa]

A - iii
B - ii
C - iv

[Marina]

A-iii
B-vi
C-iv

[katherine]

1. iii
2. vi
3. iv

[Devi Ayu Puspita]

1. III
2. I
3. IV

[Ronie Siddiky]

3, 2, 4

[jaideep singh]

ANS-
3
2
1

[Kiran]

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[phung nhung]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER

[Riken patel]

A-v
B-ii
C-i

[Kami]

To me, the key phrase for the paragraph A is:
was recorded by a tiny device = A record-setting bird

[Gurpreet]

How to get the anwers of reading

[Woroud Ismail]

A iii
b ii
C iV

[shilpa]

3
1
4

[huong]

3
6
4

[Sam]

A iii
B I
C IV

[Derek]

A: iii(the longest migration ever recorded)
B: vi (how they’ve battled to survive)
C: iv ( Like all migratory animals\another bird\Whales)

[Meggie]

my answer:
iii
ii
iv

[Ekene]

Hi, am writing general ielts and I get stuck up in listening of headings, any updates on how to handle it. Thanks

[Ferdian]

iii
vi
iv