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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Arctic terns breed in the Arctic during the northern summer. - They fly to the Antarctic for the southern summer. - The round trip can exceed 70,000 kilometres. - A tern may live 30 years. The student wants to emphasise how far the tern travels.

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

  1. A. Flying from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year, the Arctic tern can cover more than 70,000 kilometres in a single round trip.Correct
  2. B. Arctic terns breed in the Arctic.
  3. C. A tern may live 30 years.
  4. D. Arctic terns fly to the Antarctic.

Answer: A. Flying from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year, the Arctic tern can cover more than 70,000 kilometres in a single round trip.

The route and the distance.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Arctic terns breed in the Arctic.
No distance.
C. A tern may live 30 years.
Lifespan, not distance.
D. Arctic terns fly to the Antarctic.
No distance.

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