Expression of IdeasMediumEmphasising a change over time
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- In 1990 the town's harbour handled 200 fishing boats.
- In 2024 it handled 12 fishing boats.
- The harbour now has 300 berths for leisure yachts.
- The fish market closed in 2008.
The student wants to emphasise how much the harbour's fishing fleet has shrunk.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The harbour's fishing fleet has shrunk from 200 boats in 1990 to just 12 in 2024.Correct
- B. The harbour now has 300 berths for leisure yachts.
- C. The fish market closed in 2008.
- D. The harbour handled 12 fishing boats in 2024.
Answer: A. The harbour's fishing fleet has shrunk from 200 boats in 1990 to just 12 in 2024.
Then and now.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The harbour now has 300 berths for leisure yachts.
- Yachts, not the fleet.
- C. The fish market closed in 2008.
- The market, not the fleet.
- D. The harbour handled 12 fishing boats in 2024.
- Now, without then.
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