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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - A 'ghost sign' is an old painted advertisement on a building wall. - Ghost signs have faded but are still readable. - One in the town advertises a brand of tea that stopped trading in 1930. - Some towns now protect ghost signs. The student wants to define a ghost sign and give an example.

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

  1. A. A ghost sign is a faded but still readable painted advertisement on a wall, such as the one in the town for a tea brand that stopped trading in 1930.Correct
  2. B. Some towns now protect ghost signs.
  3. C. One ghost sign in the town advertises a tea brand.
  4. D. Ghost signs have faded.

Answer: A. A ghost sign is a faded but still readable painted advertisement on a wall, such as the one in the town for a tea brand that stopped trading in 1930.

Definition and instance.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Some towns now protect ghost signs.
No definition.
C. One ghost sign in the town advertises a tea brand.
An example without a definition.
D. Ghost signs have faded.
An incomplete definition.

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