2b. Daily Article Answers - Farne Islands Puffin Count - UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Answers1.In your own words,explain why the National Trust counts the puffin population.Accept any answer which refers to the count helping the National Trust know whether populations have changed and whether there is anything they can do to help.2.Find and copy two words used in the article to refer

2、 to baby puffins.Accept any two of:puffling,offspring or young.3.Which of the following definitions best defines stable as used in the sentence:Although puffin numbers have been quite stable?(tick two)Unchanging and steady.Likely to change frequently.A building to keep horses in.Still and unmoving.4

3、.Why is it an issue that seals now occupy some of the puffins nesting sites?Explain your answer.Accept any answer which refers to there being less room for puffins to create nests and lay eggs.5.Find and copy a sentence from the article that supports this statement:Some puffins are dying before they

4、 can make it to the Farne Islands after winter.Extreme weather is affecting puffin survival rates out at sea.6.Which of the following alternative headlines best summarises the article?(tick one)Puffins Make Burrows Farne Islands Home to Puffins Critical 2022 Puffin Count National Trust Conserve PuffinsFarne Islands Puffin Countvisit