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Question:
Identified can mean to recognize someone or something by seeing how they are different from others.
For example:
My sister and I had the same shoes - but I identified my shoes by the small black spot on my left shoe.
In academic texts, identified means to discover or find something that was not known before.
found or recognized
understood what someone or something is
wanted to hide something
established
Which answers below are closest to what identified usually means in academic texts?
Choose the 3 correct answers.
Response:
If you wanted to hide something, it would be very hard to find or b>identify it.
Think about how people identify things.
If you want to identify a person, you can ask her what her name is.
If you want to identify which is the best computer for you, you can look on the internet for information about different computers.
You can believe what people write on the internet about this car.
You can drive different cars to see which one you like.
You can check which one gives you the best value for your money.
You can find out which is the safest car.
You want to buy a new car. You have three choices. Which answers below will help you identify which car you should buy? Choose the 3 correct answers.
If I want you to guess what object I am thinking about, I can give you clues. These clues which help to identify the object are called identifying characteristics.
Which object has a keyboard and a screen? Surely you identified easily that this is a computer.
Spiderman
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Superman
Try to identify who this is from his identifying characteristics:
This person...
a. is a man.
b. usually wears a blue suit and a red cape.
c. is not a real person.
d. can fly.
Choose 1 correct answer.