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Expression of IdeasEasyIntroducing a reptile to newcomers

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The tuatara is a reptile found only in New Zealand. - It looks like a lizard but is not one. - Its lineage is more than 200 million years old. - It has a light-sensitive 'third eye' on the top of its head.

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

  1. A. The tuatara, a reptile found only in New Zealand, looks like a lizard but belongs to a lineage more than 200 million years old.Correct
  2. B. The tuatara has a light-sensitive third eye.
  3. C. New Zealand is home to many kinds of reptile.
  4. D. The tuatara is a lizard that lives in New Zealand.

Answer: A. The tuatara, a reptile found only in New Zealand, looks like a lizard but belongs to a lineage more than 200 million years old.

What it is, where it lives, and what makes it remarkable — choice A introduces the animal.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The tuatara has a light-sensitive third eye.
A single detail with no introduction.
C. New Zealand is home to many kinds of reptile.
Not in the notes, and not about the tuatara.
D. The tuatara is a lizard that lives in New Zealand.
The notes say the tuatara is NOT a lizard.

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