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: Differences in air pressure over the surface of the Earth result in wind. The greater the differences in air pressures, the stronger the wind.
 Question: Lana is noting that the wind lately has been very weak. Lana can now tell that the air pressures over the Earth's surface have had differences that are 
 Choices: A)greater 
B)lesser

SOLUTION: lesser

PROBLEM: Paragraph: As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy.
 Question: Dilbert had a well that he used since he was a child that dried up. This likely occurred because the water table 
 Choices: A)rose 
B)dropped

SOLUTION: dropped

PROBLEM: Paragraph: For example, more people on the Earth means more people contributing to global warming and pollution.
 Question: When there are more people driving cars the rate of global warming 
 Choices: A)increases 
B)decreases

SOLUTION:
increases