Expression of IdeasHardPresenting a contrast between two figures
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- A 1995 survey found that 38% of the town's adults had a library card.
- A 2025 survey found that 71% had one.
- The library opened a second branch in 2010.
- It removed all late fees in 2018.
The student wants to emphasise how much library-card ownership changed between the two surveys. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The share of the town's adults holding a library card nearly doubled, from 38% in 1995 to 71% in 2025.Correct
- B. The library removed its late fees in 2018.
- C. In 2025, 71% of the town's adults had a library card.
- D. The library opened a second branch in 2010.
Answer: A. The share of the town's adults holding a library card nearly doubled, from 38% in 1995 to 71% in 2025.
Both figures, both years, and the size of the change.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The library removed its late fees in 2018.
- A possible cause, not the change itself.
- C. In 2025, 71% of the town's adults had a library card.
- One figure can't show a change.
- D. The library opened a second branch in 2010.
- An event, not the comparison.
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