According to the passage, the English sparrow is quarrelsome, pugnacious and it

Question

Option 1: is as useful as a robin, bluebird or martin.

Option 2: occupies whatever space it can find to bring up its young ones.

Option 3: is a native species driven to fight for its rights.

Option 4: seeks quarters in the rural districts which other birds do not infect.

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

From passage: "It appropriates every available locality for nesting purposes, and our native species are driven to the necessity of fighting for their rights."

Thought Process Breakdown: The question asks what else is true about the English sparrow. -> The passage says it is quarrelsome and pugnacious. -> Then it says it appropriates every available locality for nesting. -> "Appropriates" means takes over. -> "Nesting purposes" means making a place to raise young ones. So, the English sparrow occupies whatever space it can find for nesting. Option 1 is wrong because useful robins, bluebirds and martins are driven away by sparrows. Option 3 is wrong because native species are driven to fight, not the English sparrow. Option 4 is wrong because native birds may seek rural quarters, not sparrows. Option 2 directly matches the passage.

Option Analysis: 🔴 Option 1 -> Opposite Meaning -> The passage presents robins, bluebirds and martins as useful birds driven away by sparrows. 🟢 Option 2 -> Correct -> "Appropriates every available locality for nesting" means it occupies spaces to raise young ones. 🔴 Option 3 -> Wrong Subject -> The native species fight for their rights, not the English sparrow. 🔴 Option 4 -> Wrong Subject -> The native birds seek rural quarters, not the sparrows.

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