While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:The International Wildlife Protection Accord was signed by 47 countries...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The International Wildlife Protection Accord was signed by 47 countries in 2018.
- This multilateral agreement establishes shared conservation standards across participating nations.
- Negotiators drafted the accord to address declining global biodiversity rates.
- The agreement mandates habitat preservation requirements for endangered species.
- Signatory countries must submit annual conservation progress reports.
- Environmental scientists credit the accord with slowing species extinction rates in protected regions.
The student wants to specify a beneficial result that environmental scientists have observed from the International Wildlife Protection Accord. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Signed by 47 countries, the International Wildlife Protection Accord establishes shared conservation standards and requires annual progress reports.
Negotiators drafted the International Wildlife Protection Accord to address declining global biodiversity rates.
The International Wildlife Protection Accord mandates habitat preservation requirements for endangered species across participating nations.
Environmental scientists have credited the accord with slowing species extinction rates in protected regions.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'The International Wildlife Protection Accord was signed by 47 countries in 2018.' |
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| 'This multilateral agreement establishes shared conservation standards across participating nations.' |
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| 'Negotiators drafted the accord to address declining global biodiversity rates.' |
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| 'The agreement mandates habitat preservation requirements for endangered species.' |
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| 'Signatory countries must submit annual conservation progress reports.' |
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| 'Environmental scientists credit the accord with slowing species extinction rates in protected regions.' |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The International Wildlife Protection Accord is a 2018 multilateral agreement that has created conservation requirements for participating countries and appears to be having positive effects on species preservation.
Argument Flow: The notes start with basic facts about the accord, then explain its specific requirements and administrative structure. They provide the underlying purpose and conclude with evidence of positive results observed by environmental scientists.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
What's being asked? We need to identify a sentence that specifies a beneficial result that environmental scientists have observed from the accord.
What type of answer do we need? A statement that directly presents a positive outcome that scientists have actually observed and attributed to the accord.
Any limiting keywords? 'Beneficial result' tells us we need something positive, 'environmental scientists have observed' means it must be something scientists have noted, not just goals or requirements.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The correct answer must present something positive that actually happened as a result of the accord, and it must be something that environmental scientists have specifically observed or credited to the agreement
- It should not just describe what the accord requires or what its goals are - we need an actual observed beneficial outcome
- Looking at our analysis, there is one note that clearly presents scientists observing a positive result: they credit the accord with slowing species extinction rates in protected regions
Signed by 47 countries, the International Wildlife Protection Accord establishes shared conservation standards and requires annual progress reports.
✗ Incorrect
- Describes basic facts about the accord
- These are features of the agreement, not beneficial results that scientists observed
Negotiators drafted the International Wildlife Protection Accord to address declining global biodiversity rates.
✗ Incorrect
- States the original purpose of the accord
- This is why it was created, not a beneficial result that scientists have observed
The International Wildlife Protection Accord mandates habitat preservation requirements for endangered species across participating nations.
✗ Incorrect
- Describes what the accord mandates
- This is a requirement of the agreement, not an observed beneficial result
Environmental scientists have credited the accord with slowing species extinction rates in protected regions.
✓ Correct
- Directly states that environmental scientists have credited the accord with a specific positive outcome - slowing species extinction rates
- This matches exactly what we identified as scientists observing and attributing a positive result to the accord