Question

today, voting for government officials is a special right shared by united states citizens who are eighteen years old and older. each person can vote only once in an election, and voting is done in secret. that means voters do not have to tell anyone who they voted for. although some practices remain the same, some voting practices have changed over time. a long time ago, in order to vote, you had to be male and own land. this meant that only a small group of men could vote. over time, the right to vote was extended to more and more people. this happened because of the hard work of people like martin luther king, jr. and susan b. anthony. with more people voting, new practices were needed. years ago voting looked very different than it does today. for many years, voting was not done in secret. voters had meetings at public buildings. they would raise their hands or voices to show who they wanted to vote for. in some cases, voters would line up on different sides of a room to show who they were voting for. today, voters go to polling sites where they can vote. in some states, voters mark their choices on paper slips, called ballots. some people even send in their ballot by mail. in other places, paper ballots have been replaced with voting machines. as new technologies are created, voting will probably continue to change. 1 what is the main idea of the text? a united states citizens who are adults can vote. b voting practices have changed over time. c more people are voting than ever before. d technology will allow people to vote in different ways. 2 read this sentence from paragraph 2. over time, the right to vote was extended to more and more people. what does the word extended most likely mean in the sentence? a continued b straightened c given d shown

Explanation:

Question 1

The text starts by stating some current voting practices, then talks about how voting practices were different in the past (e.g., who could vote, how voting was done) and how they have changed over time. Option A only talks about current voting eligibility, which is a small part. Option C focuses on the number of voters, not the main idea of practice changes. Option D is about future technology impact, but the text covers past and present changes. Option B accurately captures the main idea of voting practices changing over time.

In the sentence, "the right to vote was extended to more and more people", we look at the context. Initially, only a small group (male landowners) could vote, and over time, more people got the right. "Extended" here means the right was given to more people. "Continued" (A) doesn't fit as it's about the right being given, not continuing. "Straightened" (B) is irrelevant. "Shown" (D) doesn't make sense. "Given" (C) matches the idea of the right being granted to more people.

Answer:

B. Voting practices have changed over time.

Question 2