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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #4072 Medium Corvids
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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This shows that corvids have the ability to plan ahead. Something almost unique in the animal kingdom and previously only shown in chimpanzees. Perhaps even more remarkably, corvids share their food. Male corvids even show the ability to understand what foods females prefer and will bring their mates tasty titbits of particular foods. If a female has eaten lots of one kind of food the male will bring her something different. According to Clayton it's a bit like someone offering you an apple if you've just eaten a lot of cheese. We don't think of corvids as song birds, but current research is just beginning to reveal that they are skilled mimics able to reproduce familiar sounds. Clayton has made close bonds with the birds she studies and knows them individually. A jay called Romero enjoys mimicking her when she talks to him. He lives with other jays in one of the large Cambridge University aviaries where she and her colleagues are transforming our understanding of bird cognition.

What is the speaker's generally held opinion about corvids?

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Option 2: "They are not song birds"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text states, 'We don't think of corvids as song birds.' This reflects the speaker's opinion that corvids are not typically categorized as songbirds, despite their vocal abilities.

Option 1: "Male corvids do not search for foods"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text indicates that male corvids actively search for food to bring to females, demonstrating their ability to understand food preferences. The phrase 'Male corvids even show the ability to understand what foods females prefer' directly contradicts this option.

Option 3: "They are skilled mimics"

Explanation: While the text mentions that corvids are skilled mimics, this option does not accurately reflect the speaker's overall opinion. The phrase 'We don't think of corvids as song birds' suggests that their mimicry is not the primary focus of the speaker's opinion.

Option 4: "They can reproduce some sounds that they hear"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because, although the text states that corvids can reproduce familiar sounds, it does not capture the speaker's general opinion about corvids. The focus is more on their classification as not being songbirds rather than their ability to reproduce sounds.

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