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Expression of IdeasEasyIntroducing an animal

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The quokka is a small marsupial. - It lives mainly on Rottnest Island, off western Australia. - It is about the size of a domestic cat. - It is often photographed because its face appears to smile.

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

  1. A. The quokka, a cat-sized marsupial from Rottnest Island off western Australia, is often photographed because its face appears to smile.Correct
  2. B. The quokka is often photographed.
  3. C. Rottnest Island lies off western Australia.
  4. D. The quokka, like other reptiles, lives mainly on Rottnest Island.

Answer: A. The quokka, a cat-sized marsupial from Rottnest Island off western Australia, is often photographed because its face appears to smile.

What it is, how big, where it lives, and why people notice it — choice A introduces the animal.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The quokka is often photographed.
No sense of what a quokka is.
C. Rottnest Island lies off western Australia.
About the island, not the animal.
D. The quokka, like other reptiles, lives mainly on Rottnest Island.
The notes say the quokka is a marsupial, not a reptile.

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