Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumEmphasising a large quantity
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The average person in the country throws away about 70 kilograms of food a year.
- Most of it is bread, vegetables, and dairy.
- Households account for 60% of all food waste.
- Restaurants account for 12%.
The student wants to emphasise how much food the average person wastes. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The average person throws away about 70 kilograms of food a year — roughly the weight of an adult.Correct
- B. Restaurants account for 12% of food waste.
- C. Most wasted food is bread, vegetables, and dairy.
- D. Households waste food.
Answer: A. The average person throws away about 70 kilograms of food a year — roughly the weight of an adult.
The figure, with a comparison to make it vivid.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Restaurants account for 12% of food waste.
- About restaurants, not the average person.
- C. Most wasted food is bread, vegetables, and dairy.
- What is wasted, not how much.
- D. Households waste food.
- No quantity.
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