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Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

Across the Sahelian zone of West Africa, fonio (Digitaria exilis) has re-emerged as a strategic crop for addressing climate-induced food insecurity. Unlike maize and rice, which require heavy irrigation and synthetic fertilizers, fonio thrives in degraded, arid soils and matures in as little as six to eight weeks. Consequently, smallholder farming cooperatives in southern Mali have expanded fonio cultivation to bridge the lean season—the critical period between planting and primary harvest when grain reserves are depleted. In the village of Koutiala, for example, cooperative leader Fatoumata Coulibaly noted that her 20-member group harvested twelve bags of fonio in August 2025, enabling families to avoid selling livestock at distress prices. Beyond its agronomic resilience, fonio possesses a remarkably low glycemic index and high concentrations of essential amino acids such as methionine and cystine, making it increasingly sought after in urban markets across West Africa. However, the essential factor driving its widespread adoption remains its capability to yield reliable harvests under severe drought conditions, thereby guaranteeing emergency food security for vulnerable rural populations.

Which of the following statements best captures the essential message of the passage while excluding non-essential supporting details?

  1. Fonio's exceptional drought tolerance makes it a crucial crop for ensuring food security during lean periods in West Africa.Cevap
  2. B
    Fatoumata Coulibaly's farming cooperative successfully harvested twelve bags of fonio in Koutiala to prevent livestock distress sales.
  3. C
    Fonio will completely replace maize and rice as the dominant staple crop in urban markets across West Africa.
  4. D
    Fonio requires extensive artificial irrigation and synthetic fertilizers to mature within six to eight weeks.

Cevap

Fonio's exceptional drought tolerance makes it a crucial crop for ensuring food security during lean periods in West Africa.
The correct answer accurately synthesizes the author's primary argument—that fonio serves as a vital crop for guaranteeing food security during severe weather and lean seasons in West Africa—while correctly filtering out supporting illustrations and minor nutritional details.

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1
Analyze the text structure to separate the core thesis from supporting examples and details.
Identified the primary thesis at the beginning and end of the passage: fonio provides essential food security under severe drought conditions during lean seasons.
Summary statements must focus on the primary message while discarding specific case studies or secondary features.
2
Evaluate the details regarding the cooperative in Koutiala and the nutritional breakdown of fonio.
Determined that the story of Fatoumata Coulibaly is an illustrative example and nutritional facts are secondary supporting points.
Illustrative examples and specific nutritional statistics support the main claim but do not constitute the central summary.
3
Select the option that reflects the core thesis concisely without factual errors or over-generalization.
Selected the statement emphasizing fonio's role in climate resilience and emergency food security.
This option captures the primary argument of the text while filtering out redundant and non-essential supporting details.

Anahtar Kavram

Distinguishing Core Thesis from Illustrative Details and Secondary Information
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Konular

Summary: Distinguishing Essential Ideas from Irrelevancies

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