Read the text and questions carefully and choose the best alternative.

8.1 Why is the number of corncrakes described as controversial? (3 p.)
Conservationists disagree on the amount
In some areas, the figures have grown
Only the male population has decreased

8.2 What does RSPB see as the solution to the corncrake issue? (3 p.)
Financial incentives to farmers’ practices
Having farmers help with the annual surveys
Reducing farmland to ensure birds’ nesting

8.3 What makes counting corncrakes a challenge? (3 p.)
Their mating season tends to be short
It looks so similar to some other birds
The bird keeps steering clear of people

8.4 Which paragraph would would be best suited for the end of the text? (3 p.)

A.
The birds migrate here every summer from Africa and used to be found across the UK before the changes in agriculture in the 19th and 20th centuries saw their range and number contract to just a few isolated pockets in Scotland.
B.
To discover nature’s wonders throughout the year, you, too, can join the RSPB. You’ll receive a welcome pack, a free gift with adult and family memberships, and free access to our nature reserves where you can observe corncrakes.
C.
Although corncrake chicks cannot fly until they’re 35 days old, the female often abandons them to fend for themselves at 12 days old, so she can start another nest. Most members of the crake family are usually found in marshland or other wet habitats, but corncrakes prefer drier land.

A
B
C