Read the following text.
Select the option that correctly identifies the name of the organ and the number of neurons it contains.
(a) Human brain, 86 billion
(b) Human heart, 86 million
(c) Human liver, 86 trillion
(d) Human kidney, 86 thousand
Answer as written by the student:
The correct option is (a) Human brain, 86 billion.
Step-by-Step explanation of the answer:
To answer this question, you need to do the following steps:🧠
- Read the text carefully and look for the keywords or phrases that indicate the main topic and the specific detail. In this case, the keywords are “organ” and “number of neurons”.
- Find the part of the text that contains the information about the main topic and the specific detail. In this case, it is the first sentence of the extract, which states the name of the organ and the number of neurons it contains.
- Read the sentence and identify the main topic and the specific detail. In this case, they are: the human brain and 86 billion neurons.
- Match the main topic and the specific detail with the options given in the question. In this case, only option (a) matches the main topic and the specific detail exactly, while the other options are either incorrect or irrelevant.
