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Text 1 Taking notes by hand rather than typing improves students' understanding, argues lecturer Ines Falk, citing studies in which hand-writers scored higher on conceptual questions. Text 2 Hand-writers did score higher on conceptual questions in those studies. But typists recorded far more of the lecture, and on questions of factual recall they did better. Which method is better depends on what the student will be asked.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts Falk's evidence but argues that each method has an advantage for a different kind of question.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that hand-writers scored higher.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that no one should take notes.
  4. D. Text 2 recommends handwriting more strongly than Falk does.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts Falk's evidence but argues that each method has an advantage for a different kind of question.

'Hand-writers did score higher … But' — typists won on recall.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that hand-writers scored higher.
Text 2 accepts the conceptual result.
C. Text 2 argues that no one should take notes.
Not argued.
D. Text 2 recommends handwriting more strongly than Falk does.
Text 2 is more even-handed.

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