Question

Excerpt from Plugged In, but Tuned Out: The Evil Influence of Ear Buds Darrell Thomas I. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Have you noticed a change in the world around you recently? Have you seen how more and more people are walking around with little rectangles in their hands or pockets with long wires plugged straight into their ears? At the grocery store yesterday, I counted at least twenty people completely lost in the music provided by their ever-present cell phones. It’s as if the old science-fiction movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers was coming true; we are being overtaken by pod people. So at the risk of appearing to be a crotchety old man complaining about the “good ole days,” I have to make a stance against the evil influences of the cell phone and ear-bud phenomena on our society. Which BEST describes the details related to the main idea in section one? A) The author provides a quote from an expert to support his idea. B) The author provides a personal example and a quote from an expert to support his idea. C) The author provides a personal example and a reference to a movie to support his idea. D) The author provides a quote from an expert and a reference to a movie to support his idea.

Answer 1

The answer is:

C) The author provides a personal example and a reference to a movie to support his idea.

"At the grocery store yesterday, I counted at least twenty people...It’s as if the old science-fiction movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers was coming true;"

In this excerpt the author states that based on his personal experience and a reference to the movie, he tries to make a statement about how allienatic cellphones can be.

Answer 2

To support the main idea, the author provides a personal example and a reference to a movie, as shown in option C.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• The main idea of a text refers to the subject the author wants to address.

• In the text above, the main idea of the text is to show how the world has changed and people have gotten older and outdated.

• To support this, the author shows his experience of going to the supermarket and seeing people completely different from what he was used to.

• In addition, he refers to a movie, which shows how a new element can be dominating the entire society, such as cell phones.

In this case, the author shows how the population has depended on cell phones and it was not like that in the past.

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