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Answer: ASet 4: Cross-Text Connections
Explanation
PASSAGE
Text 1 Money is used to buy goods and services. In the past, people used shells or beads as money. Text 2 Today, we use paper bills and metal coins. Many people also use credit cards or phones to pay for things digitally.
What does the evolution described across the texts illustrate?
A. The forms of money have changed over time, from physical objects to digital payments.✓ Correct
B. Shells are still the best money.
C. We do not use money anymore.
D. Paper money is illegal.
Detailed Explanation
Past: Shells. Present: Bills/Coins -> Digital. Evolution of form.
Key Evidence:
• "used shells"
• "use paper"
• "pay ... digitally"
Why others are wrong: B (Past tense.), C (We use digital/paper.), D (We use it.).