Q1. First, note that this is a multiple-choice multiple answer question and identify the question task, which in this case is to select all choices that the passage suggests are true of birds found on coffee farms.

(A) The final sentence of the first paragraph indicates that the farms include "birds that reside in Latin America year-round, as well as birds that bring color and music to North America in the spring" so it can be inferred that had at least some of the species in the coffee farms migrate. Keep Choice A.

(B) The final sentence of the first paragraph states that "the fruit of the nonnative coffee shrubs is not an important food source" for the birds. Eliminate Choice B.

(C) The first paragraph states both that there are "foraging sites for birds seeking insects, spiders or other small prey" and that "flowering and fruiting trees provide additional food sources". Keep Choice C.

Answer A,C



Q2. First, identify the question task. In this case, it is to find a bird species likely to be found in coffee farms as described in the passage. Sometimes, it can be beneficial to seek a key term and see if it is possible to predict the answer. In the first paragraph, the passage states that the coffee "farms can satisfy the needs of birds dependent on forests or other heavily vegetated areas for food and shelter," so find a bird species that would match these characteristics.

Next, work through the choices looking for reasons to eliminate while seeking a statement that matches this information from the passage.

(A) The final sentence of the first paragraph states that "fewer species are found in the coffee plants than in the forest vegetation overhead", which would disqualify a flightless bird such as a kiwi. Eliminate Choice A.

(B) The final sentence of the first paragraph states that "fewer species are found in the coffee plants than in the forest vegetation overhead", which would disqualify a flightless bird such as a penguin. Eliminate Choice B.

(C) The final sentence of the passage indicates that coffee plantation bird species include those "that reside in Latin America year-round, as well as birds that bring color and music to North America in the spring," so a Tennessee warbler could be such a bird as Tennessee is a state of the United States in North America. Additionally, the passage indicates that the birds in the coffee farms are primarily located in the tree canopy. Keep Choice C.

(D) The first paragraph states that in the coffee farms are "birds dependent on forests or other heavily vegetated areas for food and shelter". A domestic chicken would not require shelter, so eliminate Choice D.

(E) The final sentence of the passage indicates that coffee plantation bird species include those "that reside in Latin America year-round, as well as birds that bring color and music to North America in the spring," and Eurasian indicates that the sparrowhawk is in Europe and Asia not America. Eliminate Choice E.

Answer C