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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The tallest tree in the park is a redwood. - It is 62 metres tall. - It was planted in 1880. - Its trunk is 3 metres across. The student wants to state the tree's height.

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

  1. A. The tallest tree in the park, a redwood, is 62 metres tall.Correct
  2. B. The redwood was planted in 1880.
  3. C. The redwood's trunk is 3 metres across.
  4. D. The tallest tree in the park is a redwood.

Answer: A. The tallest tree in the park, a redwood, is 62 metres tall.

The height.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The redwood was planted in 1880.
A date.
C. The redwood's trunk is 3 metres across.
The trunk's width.
D. The tallest tree in the park is a redwood.
No height.

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