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Writing Stems
Present a single, definite statement to be completed or answered by one
of the several given choices
A. Weak question:
Polysaccharide
- are made up of thousands of smaller units called monosaccharides
- are NOT found in the aloe vera leaf
- are created during photosynthesis
- can be described by the chemical formula: CHHOH
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B. Improved question:
Polysaccharides of the plant cell wall are synthesized mainly
in
- the endoplasmic reticulum
- the cytosol
- the plasma membrane
- the Golgi complex
- amyloplasts
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| Improved question from
GRE - Biochmistry, cell and molecular biology test 1997-1999 |
In Example A, there is no sense from the stem what the question is asking.
Example B more clearly identifies the question and offers the student
a set of homogeneous choices.
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