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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Coffee cherries are picked from the tree. - The pulp is removed to free the beans. - The beans are dried in the sun. - The dried beans are roasted.

The student wants to describe, in order, how coffee beans are prepared. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Coffee cherries are picked, their pulp is removed to free the beans, the beans are dried in the sun, and finally they are roasted.Correct
  2. B. Coffee beans are roasted.
  3. C. The beans are roasted before they are dried.
  4. D. Coffee cherries grow on trees.

Answer: A. Coffee cherries are picked, their pulp is removed to free the beans, the beans are dried in the sun, and finally they are roasted.

Four steps in sequence — choice A.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Coffee beans are roasted.
Only the last step.
C. The beans are roasted before they are dried.
This reverses the order in the notes.
D. Coffee cherries grow on trees.
Not a step in the process.

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