Expression of IdeasMediumEmphasising how small
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.
- It is about 5 centimetres long.
- It weighs under 2 grams — less than a small coin.
- It lives in Cuba.
- Its wings beat about 80 times a second.
The student wants to emphasise how small the bee hummingbird is. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The bee hummingbird, the world's smallest bird, is about 5 centimetres long and weighs under 2 grams — less than a small coin.Correct
- B. The bee hummingbird's wings beat about 80 times a second.
- C. The bee hummingbird lives in Cuba.
- D. The bee hummingbird is one of the larger hummingbird species.
Answer: A. The bee hummingbird, the world's smallest bird, is about 5 centimetres long and weighs under 2 grams — less than a small coin.
Length, weight, and a comparison to a coin — choice A makes the size vivid.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The bee hummingbird's wings beat about 80 times a second.
- Wingbeats say nothing about size.
- C. The bee hummingbird lives in Cuba.
- Location says nothing about size.
- D. The bee hummingbird is one of the larger hummingbird species.
- The notes say it is the smallest bird in the world.
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