Expression of IdeasMediumProviding a single example
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Several English place names describe old landscapes that no longer exist.
- 'Oxford' recalls a ford where oxen crossed a river now bridged.
- 'Blackheath' recalls open heathland now built over.
- 'Marsh Lane' in many towns marks marshes long since drained.
The student wants to illustrate the first note with one example. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. 'Blackheath', for instance, recalls open heathland that has long since been built over.Correct
- B. Many place names are old.
- C. Oxford, Blackheath, and Marsh Lane are place names.
- D. Landscapes change over time.
Answer: A. 'Blackheath', for instance, recalls open heathland that has long since been built over.
One name, what it described, what is there now.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Many place names are old.
- A generality.
- C. Oxford, Blackheath, and Marsh Lane are place names.
- Names without their meanings.
- D. Landscapes change over time.
- A generality.
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