Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumMaking a comparison between two things
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- A honeybee colony in summer may hold 50,000 bees.
- A bumblebee colony rarely exceeds 400.
- Honeybee colonies survive the winter as a group.
- Bumblebee colonies die in autumn; only new queens survive.
The student wants to contrast the sizes of the two kinds of colony. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. A summer honeybee colony may hold 50,000 bees, whereas a bumblebee colony rarely exceeds 400.Correct
- B. Honeybee colonies survive the winter as a group.
- C. Bumblebee colonies die in autumn.
- D. Both honeybees and bumblebees live in colonies.
Answer: A. A summer honeybee colony may hold 50,000 bees, whereas a bumblebee colony rarely exceeds 400.
Both sizes, joined by 'whereas': the contrast.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Honeybee colonies survive the winter as a group.
- About winter, not size.
- C. Bumblebee colonies die in autumn.
- About lifespan, not size.
- D. Both honeybees and bumblebees live in colonies.
- A similarity, and no numbers.
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