EXAM PRACTICE – MULTIPLE CHOICE Read the article about chickens. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. For questions 1-8, mark A, B or C. CHICKENS There (0) _______ more chickens in the world than any other kind (1) _______ bird. People keep chickens mainly (2) _______ the meat and their eggs. Hens can lay up to 300 eggs (3) _______ year. People think that the first chickens were jungle birds that (4) _______ in India. Chickens eat seeds, insects and even mice. Most chickens live from five to ten years but (5) _______ oldest chicken in the world lived until it was 16 years old. Most chickens cannot fly far but they can fly (6) _______ fences and into trees. They like to live (7) _______ groups and one chicken will be the leader of the group. Most chickens live in farms but more and more families have chickens in (8) _______ gardens so they can enjoy fresh eggs from happy birds.

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A

is

B

are

C be

1

A

of

B

in

C from

2

A

because

B

by

C for

3

A

any

B

every

C many

4

A

live

B

lives

C lived

5

A

one

B

an

C the

6

A

up

B

over

C on

7

A

by

B

in

C at

8

A

our

B

your

C their

Key to CHICKENS 1A, 2C, 3B, 4C, 5C, 6B, 7B, 8C