Information and IdeasHardSelecting the data that fit a claim about a trend
Information and Ideas practice question
A nature reserve counted breeding pairs of lapwings each spring.
Year | Pairs
2021 | 14
2022 | 11
2023 | 9
2024 | 15
2025 | 22
The warden reports that the recovery began after the reserve rewetted its meadows in 2023: ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. the count, which had fallen to 9 pairs in 2023, rose to 15 in 2024 and 22 in 2025.Correct
- B. there were 14 pairs in 2021.
- C. the count fell from 14 to 11 between 2021 and 2022.
- D. the count was 9 in 2023.
Answer: A. the count, which had fallen to 9 pairs in 2023, rose to 15 in 2024 and 22 in 2025.
The turn after 2023: 9, 15, 22.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. there were 14 pairs in 2021.
- Before the decline.
- C. the count fell from 14 to 11 between 2021 and 2022.
- The decline, not the recovery.
- D. the count was 9 in 2023.
- The low point alone shows no recovery.
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