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Expression of IdeasHardExplaining a change with its cause

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Between 2018 and 2024 the number of hedgehogs seen in the town's gardens tripled. - In 2018 residents began cutting small holes in their garden fences. - The holes let hedgehogs move between gardens to feed. - Hedgehogs eat slugs and beetles. The student wants to explain why hedgehog sightings rose.

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

  1. A. Hedgehog sightings in the town's gardens tripled between 2018 and 2024 after residents began cutting small holes in their fences, letting the animals move between gardens to feed.Correct
  2. B. Hedgehog sightings tripled between 2018 and 2024.
  3. C. Hedgehogs eat slugs and beetles.
  4. D. Residents began cutting holes in their fences in 2018.

Answer: A. Hedgehog sightings in the town's gardens tripled between 2018 and 2024 after residents began cutting small holes in their fences, letting the animals move between gardens to feed.

The rise and its cause.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Hedgehog sightings tripled between 2018 and 2024.
The rise without the cause.
C. Hedgehogs eat slugs and beetles.
Diet, not the cause.
D. Residents began cutting holes in their fences in 2018.
The cause without the rise.

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