TASK DEFINITION: You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).
PROBLEM: Paragraph: Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients.
 Question: If Mona is in her sailboat and she takes a sample of the water far away from shore to test for nutrients and compares it to sample that she took while close to the shore, which sample will have fewer nutrients? 
 Choices: A)close to shore 
B)far from shore

SOLUTION: far from shore

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Gluons make quarks attract each other more strongly the farther apart the quarks get.
 Question: Ian is looking at quarks and sees that they are not attracted to each other. Ian knows that the distance between the quarks is currently 
 Choices: A)close 
B)distant

SOLUTION: close

PROBLEM: Paragraph: As animals grow their bones get longer and bigger, they grow more hair, and are able to take care of themselves by getting food, shelter, and water.
 Question: Mona is a puppy. As she grows older and her bones get smaller, what happens to her ability to take care of herself? 
 Choices: A)increases 
B)decreases

SOLUTION:
decreases