Expression of IdeasVery hardIntroducing a historical figure to a general audience
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Mary Anning (1799–1847) collected fossils on the coast of Dorset, England.
- At 12 she helped find the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton.
- She later found the first two plesiosaur skeletons.
- As a woman she could not join the Geological Society.
The student wants to introduce Anning to readers who have not heard of her, stressing her achievements.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Mary Anning, a fossil collector on the Dorset coast in the early 1800s, helped find the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton at age 12 and later found the first two plesiosaur skeletons.Correct
- B. Mary Anning could not join the Geological Society.
- C. Anning found plesiosaur skeletons.
- D. Mary Anning lived from 1799 to 1847.
Answer: A. Mary Anning, a fossil collector on the Dorset coast in the early 1800s, helped find the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton at age 12 and later found the first two plesiosaur skeletons.
Who, where, when, and what she found.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Mary Anning could not join the Geological Society.
- An exclusion, not an achievement.
- C. Anning found plesiosaur skeletons.
- Assumes the reader knows who Anning is.
- D. Mary Anning lived from 1799 to 1847.
- Dates only.
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