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: Lower rock layers were laid down earlier, so they are assumed to contain older fossils.
Question: Sean digs in the dirt and finds rocks that are buried very shallowly. Given how deep they were, Sean can assume that these rocks are
Choices: A)younger
B)older

SOLUTION: younger

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Lower temperature and higher salinity yield the densest water.
Question: Will removed salt from the pool water. The water is now
Choices: A)less dense
B)more dense

SOLUTION: less dense

PROBLEM: Paragraph: For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.
Question: Sue measured water to be a pH of 7, and she measured bleach at a pH of 11. Which substance is less basic?
Choices: A)water
B)bleach

SOLUTION:
water