Storyworks Mar Apr 21 Before There Were Smartphones Infographic

Life Before Smartphones

Storyworks March / April 2024
Infographic

Multiple Choice

Based on the infographic's headline and the text below it, what is this infographic about?

• The infographic is about how life was the same 40 years ago, when people

  had smartphones. Today we can use a smartphone to do a few things.

  But 40 years ago, people could do more with their smartphones.

• I think the author created this infographic to share what life was like before we

  had smartphones that could do so many different things.

• The infographic is about how life was very different 40 years ago, when people

  didn't have smartphones. Today we can use a smartphone to do many things.

  But 40 years ago, people needed to use other tools or devices.

• The headline and text below it do not tell much about the infographic

The infographic is about how life was very different 40 years ago, when people didn't have smartphones. Today we can use a smartphone to do many things. But 40 years ago, people needed to use other tools or devices.

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Why do you think the author created an infographic about this topic?



I think the ​

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created this ​

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to share what life was like ​

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we had ​

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that could do so many ​

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things.

I think the author created this infographic to share what life was like before we had smartphones that could do so many different things.

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In your own words, explain what each the phone burst is about.



If you wanted to ​

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someone while you were ​

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, you would

have to find a ​

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phone. ​

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you made the call you would have to put ​

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in!

​If you wanted to call someone while you were out, you would have to find a pay phone. Before you made the call you would have to put coins in!

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In your own words, explain what the information burst is about.



If you needed to ​

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a piece of ​

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, you couldn't

​

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for it using ​

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. Instead you had to go to the ​

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and use anencyclopedia, a large book with facts on different topics.

​If you wanted to call someone while you were out, you would have to find a pay phone. Before you made the call you would have to put coins in!

If you needed to look up a piece of information, you couldn't search for it using Google. Instead you had to go to the library and use an encyclopedia, a large book with facts on different topics.

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In your own words, explain what the music burst is about.



If you wanted to listen to ​

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while you were ​

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, you had

to ​

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your ​

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and a ​

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.

​If you wanted to listen to music while you were on the go, you had to bring your Walkman and a cassette tape.

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In your own words, explain the cameras burst is about.



To take ​

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40 years ago you needed to use a ​

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. The

camera had a roll of film that you needed to ​

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at a ​

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. Then you

would have to wait ​

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for the photos to be printed at the store.

​If you wanted to listen to music while you were on the go, you had to bring your Walkman and a cassette tape.

To take pictures 40 years ago you needed to use a camera. The camera had a roll of film that you needed to drop off at a store. Then you

would have to wait several days for the photos to be printed at the store.

Match

Match the following to show what each was used for 40 years ago.

listen to music

take pictures

get information

make phone calls

get directions for getting somewhere

• listen to music

• take pictures

• get information

• make phone calls

• get directions for getting somewhere