Question

The jackdaw fights with other jackdaws because _______.

• A. he does not respect the senior birds
• B. he wants to fight with his rivals
• C. he does not like to be challenged
• D. he wants to show off

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

he wants to show off

The second sentence makes it clear that a male jackdaw is in a constant state of self-display to attract the female jackdaw. The third sentence explains how a male jackdaw gets into fights with his superiors especially when the female jackdaw is looking on. This means that the male jackdaw tries to show off to the female jackdaw with every opportunity it gets. Thus, D is the correct answer.

The other options are rejected. They are not consistent with the contents of the passage.