Question

Which of the following is not a way to acquire background knowledge about the cultural context of a text?

examining pictures, graphs, and other textual aids that appear with the story


looking carefully at introductory materials that accompany a text


reading specifically to find the rising and falling actions of the story


reading footnotes

Answer 1

I would think it’s D

Answer 2

Reading specifically to find the rising and falling actions of the story.

Step-by-step explanation:

Reading in order to find the rising and falling actions of the story will help us understand the structure of a text. However, it will not help us acquire background knowledge about the cultural context of a text. Instead, the other options mentioned in this question (examining graphics, looking at introductory materials and reading footnotes) are better suited for this task.