Expression of IdeasHardSummarising a trend with its cause
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- In 2000 the town had 12 independent bookshops.
- By 2015 it had 3.
- By 2024 it had 9.
- The new shops combine books with cafes and evening events.
The student wants to describe the recovery in the number of bookshops and suggest why it happened.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. After falling from 12 bookshops in 2000 to 3 in 2015, the town had 9 by 2024, as new shops combining books with cafes and evening events opened.Correct
- B. The town had 12 bookshops in 2000.
- C. By 2015 the town had 3 bookshops.
- D. The new shops combine books with cafes.
Answer: A. After falling from 12 bookshops in 2000 to 3 in 2015, the town had 9 by 2024, as new shops combining books with cafes and evening events opened.
The fall, the recovery, the reason.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The town had 12 bookshops in 2000.
- A starting figure.
- C. By 2015 the town had 3 bookshops.
- The low point only.
- D. The new shops combine books with cafes.
- The reason without the trend.
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