Year 7 Reading Comprehension
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Year 7 Reading Comprehension
The Night Watch
At dusk, Aisha and her uncle Manu followed a narrow track through a patch of native bush near Rotorua. They were helping a local conservation group check tracking devices on kiwi. The birds are nocturnal, so the team worked after dark, moving quietly and using red-filtered torches to disturb wildlife as little as possible. Manu paused beside a small wooden box fixed to a tree. Inside was a receiver that picked up signals from a lightweight transmitter attached to a kiwi. A steady series of beeps told them the bird was nearby. They did not rush towards it. Instead, they marked the location on a map and waited, listening for movement in the leaf litter. A soft rustle came from beneath a clump of ferns. A kiwi emerged, probing the damp soil with its long bill. It found an earthworm and swallowed it whole. Aisha smiled, but kept her voice low. She had expected conservation work to mean dramatic rescues. This careful watching felt less exciting at first, yet she began to understand its value: knowing where kiwi live helps people protect their nests and plan where predator traps are needed. The group’s notes showed that several kiwi had used the same part of the bush over the past month. That was encouraging, but Manu reminded Aisha that one night’s sighting could not prove a population was growing. They would need to collect information over time and compare it with earlier records. As they walked back, Aisha asked whether the work ever felt slow. Manu said it did, but added, “Small pieces of reliable evidence can lead to better decisions.” Aisha looked back towards the dark trees. She had come hoping to see a kiwi; she left thinking about all the quiet work needed to give one a safer home.
Read closely
Use evidence from “The Night Watch” in your answers.
- A predator trap had been triggered.
- The kiwi was nearby.
- The transmitter had stopped working.
- It was time to return to the track.
- Giving reason to feel hopeful
- Proving that every kiwi was safe
- Showing that the team should stop checking
- Making the work seem effortless
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