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Expression of IdeasHardPresenting membership figures as evidence

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The town's new library opened in March. - 1,200 people joined in its first month. - The old library signed up 300 members in the whole of its last year. - The new library has a café and longer opening hours. The student wants to use the membership figures as evidence that the new library is more popular than the old one.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The new library signed up 1,200 members in its first month, four times as many as the old library managed in the whole of its final year.Correct
  2. B. The new library has a café and longer opening hours.
  3. C. The new library opened in March.
  4. D. The old library signed up 300 members in its last year.

Answer: A. The new library signed up 1,200 members in its first month, four times as many as the old library managed in the whole of its final year.

Both figures, compared.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The new library has a café and longer opening hours.
Features, not membership.
C. The new library opened in March.
Date.
D. The old library signed up 300 members in its last year.
The old figure alone.

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