Expression of IdeasMediumEmphasising a contrast in size
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The blue whale is the largest animal alive.
- An adult can be 30 metres long and weigh 150 tonnes.
- It feeds almost entirely on krill.
- An individual krill is about 2 centimetres long.
The student wants to emphasise the contrast between the whale's size and its prey's.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The blue whale, which can reach 30 metres and 150 tonnes, feeds almost entirely on krill about 2 centimetres long.Correct
- B. The blue whale is the largest animal alive.
- C. Krill are about 2 centimetres long.
- D. Blue whales feed almost entirely on krill.
Answer: A. The blue whale, which can reach 30 metres and 150 tonnes, feeds almost entirely on krill about 2 centimetres long.
Both sizes, side by side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The blue whale is the largest animal alive.
- One size only.
- C. Krill are about 2 centimetres long.
- One size only.
- D. Blue whales feed almost entirely on krill.
- No sizes.
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