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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #41044 Short Entertain

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You will see a video about how zookeepers at a zoo enhance the feeding process to entertain and engage the animals. Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

That's what we're here for, to make their day better while we're here. We do the best we can to make it different and exciting and a nice place to be. What we've got here is holes drilled in the log which they have to use their fingers or sticks to work on to get the sometimes seeds and raisins, which lengthens the time that it takes for them to eat their food they're eating. They're not bored. That's basically what these animals would be doing if they're living a while would be foraging, which is looking for food and meeting so it's one way that we can come close to attempting to duplicate the situation as it would be for them they were living in the world.

Why do zookeepers drill holes in logs for the animals' food?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

To make it easier for them to eat their food To prevent the animals from eating too quickly To encourage natural foraging behaviours To introduce a new type of food to their diet

Result:

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Option 3: "To encourage natural foraging behaviours"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text clearly states that the zookeepers aim to duplicate the natural behavior of foraging, which is what animals would do in the wild. Drilling holes in the logs allows the animals to engage in this behavior, making their environment more stimulating and natural.

Option 1: "To make it easier for them to eat their food"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text emphasizes that the purpose of drilling holes is not to make eating easier, but rather to engage the animals in a more stimulating activity. The zookeepers aim to make the experience more exciting and to lengthen the time it takes for the animals to eat, which contradicts the idea of making it easier.

Option 2: "To prevent the animals from eating too quickly"

Explanation: While this option suggests a reason related to the speed of eating, the text does not explicitly state that the purpose is to prevent quick eating. Instead, it focuses on encouraging foraging behavior, which indirectly may slow down their eating but is not the primary reason given.

Option 4: "To introduce a new type of food to their diet"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention introducing new types of food. Instead, it discusses the method of using holes to access existing food items like seeds and raisins, which does not imply any change in the type of food provided.

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