news bulletins – answers

Caterpillars threaten farmers

questions

1. How are ‘times’ and ‘measures’ described? desperate
2. What are farmers racing against? time
3. How were the caterpillars blown in? on strong winds
4. Who says it’s a disaster? farmers and local officials
5. How many hectares does this field measure? 36
6. What did the farmer plant? soya
7. When did such an invasion last happen? 1982
8. What are this year’s pumpkins? a write-off
9. What are the caterpillars starting? a feast
10. What must she do? harvest the pumpkins