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: More recently, the death rate has fallen because of the availability of more food and medical advances.
 Question: When people learned how to farm the population 
 Choices: A)decreased 
B)increased

SOLUTION: increased

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The glaciers on Earth are getting smaller and smaller as Earths temperature rises.
 Question: If Mona is measuring the size of a glacier at the North Pole and she notices that it has been getting smaller over the years, what can she conclude about the Earth's temperature? 
 Choices: A)decreasing 
B)increasing

SOLUTION: increasing

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Warming up exercises increases the blood flow to the muscles and increases the heart rate.
 Question: James spent 30 minutes exercising while Mary spent only 10 minutes exercising. Which person had the higher heart rate? 
 Choices: A)Mary 
B)James

SOLUTION:
James