Context Clues and Inferences in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 8 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)

Which of these is the best example of a cause-and-effect chain of events?

Answer

1. Alonzo went to the music festival. 2. Carmen went to the same music festival. 3. Alonzo met Carmen at the music festival.

1. Yosef bought a new car from a dealership. 2. Bailey bought a car from the same dealership. 3. Bailey paid more for his car than Yosef did.

1. The high school football team played a game on Friday night. 2. The drama club put on a play on Friday night. 3. Maya watched the football game instead of the play.

1. A fast food restaurant ran an advertisement on television. 2. Hank saw the advertisement and got hungry. 3. Hank went to the fast food restaurant and bought food.

Explanation

A cause-and-effect chain shows how one event leads to another. In D, the advertisement causes Hank to feel hungry, and his hunger leads him to visit the restaurant and buy food. The other choices mostly describe events that happened at the same time or place, without showing that one event caused the next.

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