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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?

  1. A. The blue whale, which can reach 30 metres and 150 tonnes, feeds almost entirely on krill about 2 centimetres long.Correct
  2. B. The blue whale is the largest animal alive.
  3. C. Krill are about 2 centimetres long.
  4. 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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