TASK DEFINITION: You are given an elementary science question along with a few answer options. List all the words from the question that are essential and sufficient for choosing the correct answer option. Keep in mind that essential words are necessary to understand the meaning of the given question. However, non-essential words provide little information needed to select the correct answer. You can think about it like this: If the question was in another language, knowing the meaning of which words were necessary and enough for you to understand the question and answer it?. If your answer consists of multiple spans of words from the question, separate those using a comma (", "). Do not generate any word that is not present in the question. Make sure that your response is contained in the given question and the words are in the same order as the question.
 Grammatical correctness is not important.
PROBLEM: Question: In order to remain healthy, which of the following activities should be avoided? (A) exercise (B) walking to school (C) smoking cigarettes (D) drinking juice?

SOLUTION: activities, avoided?

PROBLEM: Question: Which of these would help to prevent infections from occurring in small cuts and scrapes? (A) apply a cold ice pack (B) raise the injured area (C) apply pressure to stop bleeding (D) wash the area with warm, soapy water?

SOLUTION: prevent, infections, cuts, scrapes?

PROBLEM: Question: Noah visited a park that had many oak trees. Which best describes the role of an oak tree in its ecosystem? (A) Oak trees can live for a long time. (B) Oak trees have leaves that change colors. (C) Oak trees have strong branches and trunks. (D) Oak trees are a source of food and shelter for animals.?

SOLUTION:
describes, role, tree, ecosystem?