Question 9.
What does the author BEST intend to convey when he says, “Now more people have cell phones than have toilets?”
A
Everybody wants to stay connected, using cell phones.
B
The need to be connected is more pronounced now.
C
Cell phones have become a bigger necessity.
D
The usage of toilets is limited, while cell phones are used all the time.
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“Now more people have cell phones than have toilets.” By this, the author implies that even the people who don't have toilets available to them have access to smartphones, making it so that there are now no reasons not to reply to a call.
We are to find the intention behind the author's statement. It can be understood that the author is saying that people want to be connected at all times now, making phones more prevalent and common than a basic necessity like a toilet.
Let's take a look at the options:
Option A: This most closely captures the reason behind the author writing the sentence. The author wants to convey that people will be connected and reach out to each other at their whim. Is so pronounced that even people who do not have access to toilets have somehow managed access to cellphones.
Option B: The statement has little to do with the "need to be connected" and more to do with the idea and use of cell phones themselves
Option C: While taken in solitude this might seem like a good options but we an see from the rest of the passage that the author is not really presenting cell phones as a necessity but rather a choice which people ar making, such as picking up the phone during a meeting. The sentence in context also does not talk about necessity but the priorities that people have now
Option D:This is way too limited in scope. Further, the author does not talk about the tie of use but access.
Option E: Although this statement would be true, and the author would agree with this, this is not the purpose or the intention behind the sentence. The sentence has to do more with the prevalence than the sheer number.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.
We are to find the intention behind the author's statement. It can be understood that the author is saying that people want to be connected at all times now, making phones more prevalent and common than a basic necessity like a toilet.
Let's take a look at the options:
Option A: This most closely captures the reason behind the author writing the sentence. The author wants to convey that people will be connected and reach out to each other at their whim. Is so pronounced that even people who do not have access to toilets have somehow managed access to cellphones.
Option B: The statement has little to do with the "need to be connected" and more to do with the idea and use of cell phones themselves
Option C: While taken in solitude this might seem like a good options but we an see from the rest of the passage that the author is not really presenting cell phones as a necessity but rather a choice which people ar making, such as picking up the phone during a meeting. The sentence in context also does not talk about necessity but the priorities that people have now
Option D:This is way too limited in scope. Further, the author does not talk about the tie of use but access.
Option E: Although this statement would be true, and the author would agree with this, this is not the purpose or the intention behind the sentence. The sentence has to do more with the prevalence than the sheer number.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.
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