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Information and Ideas practice question
Number of bird species recorded in a survey plot:
2016: 42
2018: 45
2020: 39
2022: 47
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. The count fell between 2018 and 2020 but reached its highest level in 2022.Correct
- B. The count rose in every survey after 2016.
- C. The count was highest in 2018.
- D. The count fell steadily after 2016.
Answer: A. The count fell between 2018 and 2020 but reached its highest level in 2022.
45 → 39 is a fall; 47 in 2022 is the highest of the four.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The count rose in every survey after 2016.
- 2020's 39 is a fall from 45.
- C. The count was highest in 2018.
- 2022's 47 is higher than 2018's 45.
- D. The count fell steadily after 2016.
- The count rose in 2018 and again in 2022.
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