Expression of IdeasEasyEmphasising how dry a desert is
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- It is in North Africa.
- It covers about 9 million square kilometres.
- Some parts of it get no rain for years at a time.
The student wants to emphasise how dry the Sahara is.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Some parts of the Sahara get no rain for years at a time.Correct
- B. The Sahara is in North Africa.
- C. The Sahara covers about 9 million square kilometres.
- D. The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
Answer: A. Some parts of the Sahara get no rain for years at a time.
Years without rain.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The Sahara is in North Africa.
- Location.
- C. The Sahara covers about 9 million square kilometres.
- Size.
- D. The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- Rank, not dryness.
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