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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Sunflower oil is pressed from sunflower seeds. - First the harvested seeds are dried. - Next the hulls are removed. - The kernels are then pressed to release the oil. - Finally the oil is filtered.

The student wants to emphasise the order of the steps in making sunflower oil. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The seeds are first dried, then hulled; the kernels are then pressed, and finally the oil is filtered.Correct
  2. B. Sunflower oil is pressed from the kernels of sunflower seeds.
  3. C. The oil is filtered before the seeds are dried and hulled.
  4. D. Sunflower seeds contain oil that can be pressed out.

Answer: A. The seeds are first dried, then hulled; the kernels are then pressed, and finally the oil is filtered.

Four steps in sequence with 'first', 'then', 'finally' — choice A conveys the order.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Sunflower oil is pressed from the kernels of sunflower seeds.
One step, no order.
C. The oil is filtered before the seeds are dried and hulled.
This reverses the order in the notes: filtering is the last step.
D. Sunflower seeds contain oil that can be pressed out.
No steps at all.

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