Counting What Crawls

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

PARTICIPATE

OBSERVE

ACADEMY

RELY

IDENTIFY

EDUCATE

KNOW

ENGAGE

Monitoring insect populations across an entire country would be (0) ___ for most research institutions working alone, so scientists are increasingly turning to members of the public for help. Through citizen science projects, thousands of (1) ___ record the insects they spot in gardens, parks and school grounds, and submit their (2) ___ via a smartphone app, often with a photograph attached. Although some (3) ___ researchers once dismissed such data as (4) ___ , attitudes have changed considerably. The sheer volume of records easily compensates for the odd (5) ___ , such as a hoverfly reported as a wasp, and experts check any unusual sightings before they are added to the database. The results have already revealed worrying declines in several species. Moreover, the projects have a valuable (6) ___ side effect: participants become far more (7) ___ about the creatures around them, and many go on to make their gardens more insect-friendly. For the scientists, such (8) ___ from the public is as important as the data itself.

Counting What Crawls

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