Question

central ideas & inferencing week 1 day

1. what is your name?

damaria green
day 5
it may be difficult to tell when a story took place, unless an author explicitly states it, but the presence or absence of technology can help a reader explicitly approximate guess as to when the story was set. only novels and short stories that were written very recently will include references to smartphones and apps. storylines that include references to the internet to smartphones and apps were written very recently will include references to the internet to smartphones and apps. stories that include references to the internet to smartphones and apps were written within the past 25 years. if a story makes mention of a television, then it probably took place during or after the 1950s.
the modes of transportation that people take are more examples of technology that can help the reader determine roughly when the story took place. if a character takes a plane ride, then the story very likely took place after world war ii because commercial air travel became popular after the war. a character riding in a car wouldnt happen before the 1900s. of course, if the story mentions more recent advances like power windows or a driverless car, then it is far more recent. train travel would put the setting within the past 200 years. the absence of technology doesnt always mean that the story took place hundreds of years ago, it could just mean that mentioning technology was not necessary to tell the story.

1. 1. what is the central idea of the passage?

mark only one oval.
technology such as driverless cars and smartphones are recent inventions.
mentions of technology can help a reader determine when the story took place.
references to technology can help the reader determine where the story took place.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on how technology references (e.g., smartphones, commercial air travel) help determine a story's time setting.

Answer:

B. Mentions of technology can help a reader determine when the story took place.