Texas EOC English 2: 4.3 Understanding and Analysis Across Genres

to rest and refuel during their long journeys the selection above implies

that estuaries what all right produce provided oh alright well let's whittle

down our choices by nixing the options that aren't mentioned in the passage [Bat strikes pinata]

right off the bat first we'll cross off choice C though it's true that some

birds do hang out in estuaries during the winter the pastures never talks

about this though ferdz want to get advice for their winter vacations well [Bird using iPhone]

they can count on the EPA for travel tips we can eliminate option D as well

birds do follow a seasonal lifecycle but again the passage doesn't mention this

fact answer a might fool us if we're not careful but we've got your letter a the [Man wearing a jokers hat]

term biologically productive might lead us to think that the original sentence

is referring to the fact that some migratory birds are born in estuaries

however this passage never specifically fills us in on this choice B is the

right answer when the passage says that estuaries are biologically productive it

means wetlands contain sources of food that catch the eye in other parts of [Bird flies over a wetland]

migratory birds let's imagine that we're on an epic road trip are we going to

look for an empty deserted village in which to hang out or are we looking for [Family drive car into empty village]

a town with an all-you-can-eat buffet in a nice place to chill for a while yeah

birds too