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Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumSynthesis: emphasising an obstacle

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Mary Anning was a fossil collector in Lyme Regis, England. - She found the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton. - She had little formal education. - As a woman she could not join the Geological Society. - Scientists who published on her finds often did not name her.

The student wants to emphasise the obstacles Anning faced in being recognised. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. With little formal education, barred as a woman from the Geological Society, Anning was often left unnamed by the scientists who published on her finds.Correct
  2. B. Anning found the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton.
  3. C. Anning was a fossil collector in Lyme Regis.
  4. D. Anning lived in England.

Answer: A. With little formal education, barred as a woman from the Geological Society, Anning was often left unnamed by the scientists who published on her finds.

Education, exclusion, and erasure: the obstacles.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Anning found the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton.
An achievement, not an obstacle.
C. Anning was a fossil collector in Lyme Regis.
Who she was.
D. Anning lived in England.
Where.

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