Tower of London's 'queen' raven Merlina missing

 

Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Justify your answer with evidence from the text.

1. It is thought that Merlina has died.

2. Sometimes ravens fly outside The Tower of London.

3. This is not the first time Merlina is missing.

4. Merlina does not have a good relationship with her carers.

5. They have already planned to replace Merlina.

6. Ravens are usually reproduced at The Tower of London.

Match each word with its definition

1. Absence

2. Legacy

3. Roam

4. Roost

a) the state of being away from a place or person.

b) move about or travel, especially over a wide area

c) an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.

d) a place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night

KEY

1. TRUE “her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away”

2. TRUE “it isn’t unusual for our ravens to roam outside the walls”

3. TRUE “Merlina has previously always returned to the Tower”

4. FALSE “the Ravenmaster and his team, with whom she shared a wonderfully close bond”

5. FALSE “so we don’t have any immediate plans to fill Merlina’s vacancy”

6. TRUE “our breeding programme”

1 – a

2 – c

3 – b

4 – d