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THEME 7 READING COMPREHENSION

29. - 31. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.

Long before the written word, storytelling was the 30. The underlined word ‘advent’ is closest in
primary means of preserving history, teaching lessons, meaning to ----.
and entertaining one another. It enabled communities
to pass down knowledge and traditions from one A) invasion
generation to the next and helped shape the collective B) arrival
identity of a group. Myths, legends, and folktales that C) decline
not only explained the mysteries of the natural world but
also offered guidance on how to handle life’s challenges D) failure
were shared through the enduring practice of oral E) concern
tradition. Even with the advent of writing, storytelling
has remained a powerful tool for connecting people and
conserving cultural heritage. Today, it keeps developing
and employing various mediums such as books, films,
social media, and podcasts, thereby keeping audiences
around the world entertained, educated, and inspired.
Consequently, storytelling will continue to be a vital
aspect of human culture and adapt to new technologies
in the future.

29. What can be understood from the passage 31. The author’s primary purpose is to ----.
about the significance of storytelling in the
past? A) compare the art of storytelling to other forms
of communication
A) Storytelling was primarily used as a form of B) discuss the pros and cons of storytelling with
entertainment and had little impact on cultural modern technology
preservation.
C) introduce the various methods of storytelling
B) The transfer of cultural knowledge through in different cultures
storytelling was a bit incidental and not its
main purpose. D) inform readers about the emergence and
significance of storytelling
C) Storytelling had a crucial role in sustaining a
community’s legacy and fostering a common E) predict the future of storytelling and its
sense of identity. possible effect on communities
D) The function of storytelling changed
significantly with writing and started to lose its
importance in life.
E) It was the development of modern technology
that allowed storytelling to truly influence
communities.

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