Question

1. how does paragraph 6 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

a by emphasizing the role of basket weaving in preserving traditional crafting techniques and religious practices
b by highlighting the personal significance of basket weaving, connecting the craft to heritage and identity
c by listing the many practical benefits of learning basket weaving, proving that it is still valuable in modern life
d by showing how basket weaving is viewed as a hobby rather than a cultural practice

1. for this item, highlight the answer by hovering over and selecting the underlined text.

select the phrase that helps the reader understand the meaning of the word diverse as it is used in paragraph 7.
boxed text: basket making is not a single tradition with a clear origin story, but a multi - stranded global practice with diverse and overlapping traditions. made with biodegradable materials, basketwork tends to be more perishable than some other crafts, but 3,000 - year - old items have been found preserved in sand in egypt, and in 2021, archeologists uncovered a complete basket estimated to be more than 10,000 years old in a cave in the judean desert.
(also, there are some options with images on the left side of question 22: a the author finds the experience of basket weaving to be calming and unexpectedly meaningful. b the author believes that basket weaving is a lost art that needs to be revived through education. c the author thinks the experience of basket weaving is boring and repetitive without the proper context. d the author feels that basket weaving is mostly symbolic and has little importance for the average consumer.)

Explanation:

For Question 22:

Paragraph 6 focuses on linking basket weaving to heritage, identity, and its personal significance, which matches option B. Options A, C, D do not align with the described purpose of the paragraph.

For Question 23:

The phrase "a multi-stranded global practice with diverse and overlapping traditions" directly clarifies that "diverse" refers to the varied, overlapping global traditions of basket making, showing the practice has many different forms across regions and groups.

Answer:

1. B. by highlighting the personal significance of basket weaving, connecting the craft to heritage and identity
2. The phrase "a multi-stranded global practice with diverse and overlapping traditions" helps the reader understand that "diverse" means basket making consists of many different, overlapping cultural traditions across the world.