Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumEmphasising a striking figure
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- A single oak leaf loses water through thousands of tiny pores.
- A mature oak can move about 400 litres of water from soil to air on a hot day.
- That is roughly two full bathtubs.
- The water cools the air around the tree.
The student wants to emphasise how much water a mature oak moves in a day. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. On a hot day a mature oak can move about 400 litres of water from soil to air — roughly two full bathtubs.Correct
- B. Oak leaves have thousands of tiny pores.
- C. Trees cool the air around them.
- D. Oaks need water.
Answer: A. On a hot day a mature oak can move about 400 litres of water from soil to air — roughly two full bathtubs.
The figure with a comparison.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Oak leaves have thousands of tiny pores.
- The mechanism, not the quantity.
- C. Trees cool the air around them.
- The effect, not the quantity.
- D. Oaks need water.
- A generality.
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