ELPAC 04 -Read an Information Passage

What is the main idea of the text?

• A. Phones were the most important invention in communication.
  

• B. Communication has gotten faster and easier over time.
  

• C. Social media is the best way to send messages.
  

• D. The telegraph replaced messengers who traveled by hand.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3:
"Over time, new inventions like mobile phones, email, and video calls made communication even faster."
What does the word inventions MOST LIKELY mean in the sentence?

• 2. A. Ideas
     

• 2. B. Tools that are created
     

• 2. C. Mistakes
     

• 2. D. Stories

Why does the author mention the telegraph?

• 3. A. To show how it helped send messages quickly
     

• 3. B. To explain how books were made
     

• 3. C. To describe how phones were invented
     

• 3. D. To highlight how social media works

Which sentence from the text BEST describes how people communicated in the past?

• 4. A. "Messengers would walk, ride horses, or use boats to carry letters."
     

• 4. B. "Phones let people hear each other’s voices even if they were far apart."
     

• 4. C. "Today, it is easier than ever to communicate."
     

• 4. D. "Now, people use social media apps to share pictures, videos, and news instantly."

First, read the definitions for the word share.

share v.

1. 1. To divide something into parts

2. 2. To use something with others

3. 3. To tell or show something to others

4. 4. To own something together

Then read this sentence from paragraph 3:
"Now, people use social media apps to share pictures, videos, and news instantly with the whole world."

What definition best matches the meaning of share as it is used in the sentence?

• 5. A. definition 1:

  6. To divide something into parts
     

• 5. B. definition 2:
     To use something with others

• 5. C. definition 3:

  6. To tell or show something to others
     

• 5. D. definition 4:

  6. To own something together