Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumSynthesis: introducing a structure to an unfamiliar audience
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries a canal across the River Dee in Wales.
- It was completed in 1805.
- It is 307 metres long and 38 metres high.
- The canal runs in a cast-iron trough on stone piers.
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The student wants to introduce the aqueduct to an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, completed in 1805, carries a canal 38 metres above the River Dee in Wales in a cast-iron trough on stone piers.Correct
- B. It is 307 metres long.
- C. The canal runs in a cast-iron trough.
- D. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Answer: A. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, completed in 1805, carries a canal 38 metres above the River Dee in Wales in a cast-iron trough on stone piers.
Name, what, where, when, and how.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It is 307 metres long.
- A measurement with no name or context.
- C. The canal runs in a cast-iron trough.
- Doesn't say what or where.
- D. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Status without identity.
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