Question

Read Paragraph 7 from the passage.

The first people to produce food were probably women. Well before 8000 B.C. in the Middle East, women learned to cut the wheat and barley grasses growing wild along the hillsides. Next, the women made an important discovery. They learned that if they let some of the ripe grain seeds drop to the ground, more grasses would grow in that place the next year. Eventually, the women learned that they could sow those seeds in fields where such grasses did not usually grow. Using sharp-pointed digging sticks, they could break the ground and plant the seeds. With plentiful water and good luck, they could harvest the life-giving grain to make bread or porridge at season’s end.

What is the author's purpose for including details about producing food in this paragraph?


a- to highlight the early development of agricultural tools


b- to show that farming grew out of a series of small discoveries


c- to describe the diet of people during the Neolithic period


d- to explain that women played an integral role in food production

Answer 1

The author's purpose for including details about producing food in this paragraph is:

• b- To show that farming grew out of a series of small discoveries

How did the author develop the text?

To develop the point being made, the author showed the small steps that eventually led to new and improved means of farming.

The crude methods that the women employed were first shown before their ability to use sharp pointed sticks.

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