Yael is writing an essay about the development of folk tales. Read the excerpt from her essay.Every culture throughout time has had its own folk tales, which were first transmitted from person to person with the technology available at the time. Folk tales began as an oral tradition. With the invention of written language, folk tales were recorded by community scribes, until 1450, when the printing press was invented. The result was a wider distribution of folk tales, which were collected in books.
Answer
A
Yael gives details in order of importance, which does not support her central idea by showing development.
B
Yael gives details in order of importance, which supports her central idea by showing development.
C
Yael gives details in chronological order, which does not support her central idea because it does not show development.
D
Yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.
Explanation
Yael describes folk tales moving through time: first they were shared orally, then recorded in writing, and later widely distributed in books after the printing press was invented in 1450. This is chronological order, and it supports her central idea by showing how folk tales developed as technology changed. The correct choice is “Yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.”
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