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Expression of IdeasEasySynthesis: introducing a subject to an unfamiliar audience

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The bar-tailed godwit is a wading bird. - Some godwits fly non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand each autumn. - The flight covers about 11,000 kilometres. - One tracked bird took nine days without landing. - Godwits nearly double their weight before departing.

The student wants to introduce the bar-tailed godwit to an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The bar-tailed godwit, a wading bird, flies non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand each autumn, a journey of about 11,000 kilometres.Correct
  2. B. One tracked bird took nine days without landing.
  3. C. Godwits nearly double their weight.
  4. D. The flight covers about 11,000 kilometres.

Answer: A. The bar-tailed godwit, a wading bird, flies non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand each autumn, a journey of about 11,000 kilometres.

Names it, says what it is, and gives its remarkable feat.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. One tracked bird took nine days without landing.
Doesn't say what a godwit is.
C. Godwits nearly double their weight.
Doesn't say what a godwit is or why it matters.
D. The flight covers about 11,000 kilometres.
Doesn't name the bird.

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