A student notes question about a benefit tests whether you can use facts to show the kind of benefit the goal names. Read the goal first, then name what the goal asks for: what the sentence must say. Cross out choices that miss the goal, even when they give facts about the topic. Check the remaining choices against the notes for facts that show the benefit the goal names. A sentence can describe the topic without doing the job the goal asks for.
Hints
- Hint 1
Start with the goal sentence and look for the kind of positive effect it asks about.
- Hint 2
Find the notes about changes for garden participants. How do those changes connect to the health goal?
Step-by-step
Use the health goal to sort the facts
Step 1Name what the goal asks for
Read emphasize the positive effect community gardens can have on residents’ health as the target for the sentence. What kind of benefit is being asked for? The sentence needs to show a health benefit for residents, not a broad description of what community gardens offer.
- Step 2
Set aside sentences that miss the goal
Which choices focus on residents’ health? The sentence about shared plots and composting workshops describes gardens and events. The one about supporting community programs is about support for local groups, while the sentence about giving residents space to grow produce lists ways people use gardens. These sentences don’t state a health benefit.
- Step 3
Check the health benefits against the notes
The 2021 survey says participants ate 1.5 more servings of vegetables per day on average, and gardeners walk or bike to the garden, increasing their weekly physical activity. These facts support healthier eating and more exercise. The sentence with boosting vegetable intake and walking or biking gives both benefits and backs the first with the survey result. Choice A.