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Expression of IdeasEasyIntroducing an unfamiliar animal

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The pangolin is a mammal covered in hard scales. - It is found in Africa and Asia. - It eats ants and termites. - When threatened, it rolls into a ball.

The student wants to introduce the pangolin to an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The pangolin is a scale-covered mammal of Africa and Asia that feeds on ants and termites.Correct
  2. B. Pangolins roll into a ball when threatened.
  3. C. Pangolins eat ants.
  4. D. Pangolins, like all reptiles, are covered in scales.

Answer: A. The pangolin is a scale-covered mammal of Africa and Asia that feeds on ants and termites.

What it is, where it lives and what it eats — choice A gives a newcomer the basics.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Pangolins roll into a ball when threatened.
A behaviour without first saying what a pangolin is.
C. Pangolins eat ants.
Too little to introduce anything.
D. Pangolins, like all reptiles, are covered in scales.
The notes say the pangolin is a mammal, not a reptile.

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