Question
Think Outside the Car
(1) Walking brings health benefits such as weight loss, decreased risk of disease, and increased heart health. (2) It can also improve mood. (3) Another advantage of walkable communities is a measurable decline in childhood obesity among the younger residents. (4) Unfortunately, data shows that walking to work is on the decline, so it seems clear that more communities designed to encourage this healthy lifestyle should be created. (5) Imagine living in a community specifically designed to encourage residents to walk more, consume less, interact with neighbors, and leave their cars in the garage.
(6) One such walkable community is Mueller, Texas. (7) According to Mueller’s designers, the town is a connected community developed especially for pedestrians. (8) Many neighborhoods in Mueller are built around a central park shared by all the homes in the area. (9) Walking and biking paths are abundant throughout the city. (10) The business district is designed with easy access in mind. (11) It lies in the center of the residential sector.
(12) Walkable communities are a positive trend with clear health benefits. (13) Mueller, Texas, is a successful design we can follow.
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Multiple Choice Question
The writer is considering deleting the graphic. Should the graphic be kept or deleted?
A.
Kept, because it supports the key detail that “data shows that walking to work is on the decline" in the first paragraph.
B.
Kept, because it provides proof of the suggestion that "walkable communities are a positive trend" in the third paragraph.
C.
Deleted, because it counters the claim that "more communities designed to encourage this healthy lifestyle should be created" in the first paragraph.
D.
Deleted, because it shifts the focus away from the discussion about the "successful design" of Mueller Texas, in the third paragraph.
(1) Walking brings health benefits such as weight loss, decreased risk of disease, and increased heart health. (2) It can also improve mood. (3) Another advantage of walkable communities is a measurable decline in childhood obesity among the younger residents. (4) Unfortunately, data shows that walking to work is on the decline, so it seems clear that more communities designed to encourage this healthy lifestyle should be created. (5) Imagine living in a community specifically designed to encourage residents to walk more, consume less, interact with neighbors, and leave their cars in the garage.
(6) One such walkable community is Mueller, Texas. (7) According to Mueller’s designers, the town is a connected community developed especially for pedestrians. (8) Many neighborhoods in Mueller are built around a central park shared by all the homes in the area. (9) Walking and biking paths are abundant throughout the city. (10) The business district is designed with easy access in mind. (11) It lies in the center of the residential sector.
(12) Walkable communities are a positive trend with clear health benefits. (13) Mueller, Texas, is a successful design we can follow.
Read Less ▲
Multiple Choice Question
The writer is considering deleting the graphic. Should the graphic be kept or deleted?
A.
Kept, because it supports the key detail that “data shows that walking to work is on the decline" in the first paragraph.
B.
Kept, because it provides proof of the suggestion that "walkable communities are a positive trend" in the third paragraph.
C.
Deleted, because it counters the claim that "more communities designed to encourage this healthy lifestyle should be created" in the first paragraph.
D.
Deleted, because it shifts the focus away from the discussion about the "successful design" of Mueller Texas, in the third paragraph.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A. Kept, because it supports the key detail that “data shows that walking to work is on the decline" in the first paragraph.