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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Traditional paper is made from plant fibres. - The fibres are beaten in water to form a pulp. - A mesh screen is dipped into the pulp and lifted out, leaving a thin layer of fibres. - The layer is pressed and dried into a sheet.

The student wants to describe how traditional paper is made. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Plant fibres are beaten in water into a pulp, a mesh screen is dipped in and lifted out with a thin layer of fibres, and that layer is pressed and dried into a sheet.Correct
  2. B. Paper is made from plant fibres.
  3. C. A mesh screen is used.
  4. D. Paper must be dried.

Answer: A. Plant fibres are beaten in water into a pulp, a mesh screen is dipped in and lifted out with a thin layer of fibres, and that layer is pressed and dried into a sheet.

All four steps in order.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Paper is made from plant fibres.
The material, not the process.
C. A mesh screen is used.
One tool, no sequence.
D. Paper must be dried.
The last step alone.

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