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Information and Ideas practice question

A teacher argues that pupils learn spelling better by writing words than by reading them.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. In a class experiment, pupils who copied each new word three times scored 30 percent higher on a spelling test than pupils who read the same words three times.Correct
  2. B. Most pupils prefer reading to writing.
  3. C. The class has a spelling test every Friday.
  4. D. Writing takes longer than reading.

Answer: A. In a class experiment, pupils who copied each new word three times scored 30 percent higher on a spelling test than pupils who read the same words three times.

A direct comparison of the two methods.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Most pupils prefer reading to writing.
Preference is not learning.
C. The class has a spelling test every Friday.
A schedule.
D. Writing takes longer than reading.
Time is not learning.

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