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Medium Reading and Writing · Expression of Ideas · Rhetorical Synthesis · MCQ

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

  • In 2019, Emily Shepard and colleagues in the UK and Germany studied the effect of wind on auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites.
  • They found as wind conditions intensified, the birds needed more attempts in order to make a successful landing.
  • When the wind was still, almost 100% of landing attempts were successful.
  • In a strong breeze, approximately 40% of attempts were successful.
  • In near-gale conditions, only around 20% of attempts were successful.

The student wants to summarize the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A

    For a 2019 study, researchers from the UK and Germany collected data on auks’ attempts to land at cliffside nesting sites in different wind conditions.

  2. B

    Emily Shepard and her colleagues wanted to know the extent to which wind affected auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites, so they conducted a study.

  3. C

    Knowing that auks often need multiple attempts to land at their cliffside nesting sites, Emily Shepard studied the birds’ success rate, which was only around 20% in some conditions.

  4. D

    Emily Shepard’s 2019 study of auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites showed that as wind conditions intensified, the birds’ success rate decreased.

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