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: In Life Sciences it is important to note that whenever a structure has an increased surface area, there is an increase in the functioning of that structure.
Question: A cell in a dog's large intestine shrank in surface area, which allowed the cell to take in less nutrients. This means that the cell's increased surface area allowed its functioning to
Choices: A)increase
B)decrease.

SOLUTION: decrease.

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The closer objects are, the stronger the gravitational pull between them.
Question: Mary is looking through her new telescope. She sees some objects in space that are exerting gravitational pulls on each other. If the first two objects are 50,000 miles apart, and the second set of objects are 100,000 miles apart from each other, then the gravitational pull of the first set of objects is
Choices: A)greater
B)less.

SOLUTION: greater

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The more branching there is in isomers, the lower the boiling and melting points are.
Question: If Jim is trying to lower the melting point of an isomer, what should he do to the number of branching points of the isomer?
Choices: A)decrease them
B)increase them

SOLUTION:
increase them