While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>The piano was invented around 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori.</li> <li>The harpsichord predated the piano by centuries.</li> <li>Pianos use felt-covered hammers that strike strings.</li> <li>Harpsichords use plectra that pluck strings.</li> <li>The piano allows variation in volume; the harpsichord generally does not.</li> </ul> The student wants to contrast how the piano and harpsichord produce sound. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?
- A
The harpsichord predates the piano.
- Bcheck_circle
While pianos use felt-covered hammers that strike strings, harpsichords use plectra that pluck strings.
- C
The harpsichord generally cannot vary in volume.
- D
The piano was invented around 1700 by Cristofori.
Explanation
The goal is contrasting sound production. Choice C contrasts hammer-strike vs. plectrum-pluck. A and B give chronology, D describes one instrument.