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33. According to the passage, radio dramas became
32. - 34. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız. particularly significant during the 1930s–40s
because they ----.

Before television, families used to gather around A) offered critical updates about the ongoing war
radios for nightly dramas—the ‘theatre of the mind’.
Shows like The Shadow or War of the Worlds B) provided emotional relief from real-world
created vivid worlds through sound alone. By using struggles
coconut shells to mimic horse hooves or crumpled C) helped families save money on public events
paper for crackling fire, sound artists cleverly built
immersive scenes. Meanwhile, actors’ voices D) were the only affordable entertainment available
conveyed tension, romance, or comedy directly E) allowed sound artists to improve their creative
into homes, which transformed living rooms into skills
front-row seats. For half an hour each night, entire
neighbourhoods would pause to journey to these
imaginary realms together. This shared experience
became especially vital during the 1930s and 1940s,
offering an escape from economic hardship and war
news. That very phenomenon—people everywhere
imagining the same story together—shows the
power of simple storytelling. Unlike the passive
screen viewing of today, radio made every listener a
co-creator through active imagination.

32. The author uses the phrase ‘theatre of the mind’ to
emphasise the ----.
34. Which of the following could be the best title for
A) shared routine of families who gathered to hear the passage?
programmes at the same hour each evening
A) Sound Effects in Radio Dramas
B) importance of sound effects that allowed actors to
build each drama’s world B) A Short History of Voice Acting
C) central role of the listener’s imagination in C) How Radios Spread Daily News
picturing scenes described through sound
D) Families Listening to the Radio
D) limitation of tools that led sound artists to create
effects for dramatic storytelling E) The Power of Radio Stories

E) technical complexity of producing live radio
stories back in the day

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