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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Several everyday inventions were first made for the military. - The microwave oven grew out of radar research. - Duct tape was developed to seal ammunition boxes. - The internet began as a defence research network.

The student wants to illustrate the first note with a single example. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Duct tape, for instance, was developed to seal ammunition boxes.Correct
  2. B. Many inventions have military origins.
  3. C. Microwaves, duct tape, and the internet are inventions.
  4. D. Radar was used in wartime.

Answer: A. Duct tape, for instance, was developed to seal ammunition boxes.

One invention, one military origin.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Many inventions have military origins.
Restates the claim.
C. Microwaves, duct tape, and the internet are inventions.
Names inventions without their origins.
D. Radar was used in wartime.
Not an example of a civilian invention.

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