Expression of IdeasMediumEmphasising how recent a discovery is
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The coelacanth is a fish thought to have died out 66 million years ago.
- A living coelacanth was caught off South Africa in 1938.
- A second population was found in Indonesia in 1998.
- Coelacanths can live for about 100 years.
The student wants to emphasise how recently living coelacanths were discovered.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Although the coelacanth was thought to have died out 66 million years ago, a living one was caught only in 1938, and a second population was found as recently as 1998.Correct
- B. Coelacanths can live for about 100 years.
- C. The coelacanth is a fish.
- D. A coelacanth was caught off South Africa.
Answer: A. Although the coelacanth was thought to have died out 66 million years ago, a living one was caught only in 1938, and a second population was found as recently as 1998.
The gap, then the dates.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Coelacanths can live for about 100 years.
- Lifespan, not discovery.
- C. The coelacanth is a fish.
- No dates.
- D. A coelacanth was caught off South Africa.
- No date.
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