Writing an Analysis of a Nonfiction Text — Unit test
Question 11 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)
Read the excerpt from “The Telephone: A Truer Tale.”At about the same time that Antonio Meucci was filing patent caveats for his talking telegraph, Alexander Graham Bell was starting to work on his own telephone model. Bell was an expert in the field of elocution, or vocal speech. He was very skilled at teaching deaf students the challenging task of speaking aloud. Just like Meucci, he enjoyed experimenting. Bell also dreamed of a world full of useful telephones, just as Meucci did. However, he had something that Meucci did not. Bell had a wealthy father-in-law who was happy to invest in his dream.
Answer
A
Meucci did not succeed because he was not as talented as Bell.
B
Bell’s expertise in elocution helped him to develop the telephone.
C
Bell succeeded because he had more financial resources than Meucci.
D
Meucci’s caveats prevented Bell from filing a patent for the telephone.
Explanation
The excerpt says Bell had a wealthy father-in-law who was willing to invest in his telephone dream, while Meucci is not described as having similar financial support. This supports the idea that Bell had greater financial resources. The passage mentions Bell’s expertise in elocution, but does not say that it was what led to his success, so choice B goes beyond the evidence.
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