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: The water table is higher when there is a lot of rain and lower when the weather is dry.
 Question: If Jim measures the water table of his local region before it rains and compares it to a measurement taken after it rains, it will be higher 
 Choices: A)before it rains 
B)after it rains

SOLUTION: after it rains

PROBLEM: Paragraph: By using multiple stages, empty fuel containers could drop away. This reduced the mass of the rocket so that it could fly higher.
 Question: Ray was traveling in rocket leaving orbit. He ejects the empty fuel containers so the ship can fly 
 Choices: A)higher 
B)lower

SOLUTION: higher

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The more similar the DNA molecules of different species are, the closer the relationship is likely to be.
 Question: Two species with very similar DNA are probably _____ related. 
 Choices: A)distantly 
B)closely

SOLUTION:
closely