How to Master the ielts

Q389
TRUE.
(first paragraph)
 
Imprinting stops young birds from getting sepa­
rated from their mother. The statement is true because ‘This “
follow response
” 
is
 
nature’s way of 
preventing young birds from straying from their mother
.’
Q390 TRUE.
(first paragraph)
 
Chicks are sensitive to imprinting for up to 48 hours 
after hatching. The statement is true because ‘The process of imprinting 
lasts for a period 
of up to
two days
after hatching. After this 
sensitive period
the….’

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Q391 FALSE. 
(first paragraph)
 
Imprinting in birds is temporary. The statement 
is false because ‘the effect of the imprinting 
remains unchanged for the 
lifetime
of the bird and cannot be reversed.’
Q392 NOT GIVEN.
Puppies can only imprint on other dogs and humans
. 
There is no information in the passage about puppies imprinting on other 
animal species.
Q393
D
. (second paragraph)
Socialization of puppies is very important: 
between the second and fourteenth weeks
, as reflected in ‘
It is critical 
that a dog is socialized
with other dogs, family pets and with people 
within 
this time frame
’, meaning the period from the second week to the fourteenth 
week of life (see Q394a).
Q394
A. 
(second paragraph)
Imprinting in puppies: is complete by the 
fourteenth week,
as reflected in ‘
The sensitive period lasts from the
second 
week to the
fourteenth week
of life
’.