Question
Read the selection below from the section “Researchers Think Mary Locked Letter Herself.”
“For some 600 years, virtually all letters were sent using letterlocking, before the invention of the modern gummed envelope in the 19th century – it was as important to epistolary communication as computer coding is to emails today.”
Based on the article, what can the reader infer about letterlocking?
A.Letterlocking and the modern gummed envelope were used interchangeably for 600 years.
B.Letterlocking was a dominant technique for centuries until the modern gummed envelope was invented.
C.Letterlocking lost its popularity as a direct result of people beginning to use computer coding in emails.
D.Letterlocking was the main motivation behind the invention of computer coding in emails.
“For some 600 years, virtually all letters were sent using letterlocking, before the invention of the modern gummed envelope in the 19th century – it was as important to epistolary communication as computer coding is to emails today.”
Based on the article, what can the reader infer about letterlocking?
A.Letterlocking and the modern gummed envelope were used interchangeably for 600 years.
B.Letterlocking was a dominant technique for centuries until the modern gummed envelope was invented.
C.Letterlocking lost its popularity as a direct result of people beginning to use computer coding in emails.
D.Letterlocking was the main motivation behind the invention of computer coding in emails.
Answers
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The correct inference based on the article is:
B. Letterlocking was a dominant technique for centuries until the modern gummed envelope was invented.
This is supported by the statement that letterlocking was used for about 600 years before the invention of the modern envelope, indicating its primary role in epistolary communication during that time.
B. Letterlocking was a dominant technique for centuries until the modern gummed envelope was invented.
This is supported by the statement that letterlocking was used for about 600 years before the invention of the modern envelope, indicating its primary role in epistolary communication during that time.