Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, every telephone was a landline! A landline telephone is one that is connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take these telephones with them when they left their homes or offices. What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call. Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult's hand. Many cell phones today are smartphones. A smartphone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use ..

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Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, every telephone was a landline! A landline telephone is one that is connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take these telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult's hand. Many cell phones today are smartphones. A smartphone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smartphones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

1. Does a landline need to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones?
A. No, it doesn’t.
B. Yes, it does.
C. Only in public places.
D. It depends on the location.

2. Why weren’t people able to take the landline with them to work?
A. Because it was too heavy to carry.
B. Because it could only be used in pay phones.
C. Because it was connected by wires and fixed in one place.
D. Because it was not allowed in offices.

3. What are payphones?
A. Phones that need to be charged frequently.
B. Phones found in public places that require coins to make calls.
C. Phones that people carry with them when they travel.
D. Phones with Internet access found in public booths.

4. What does “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Smartphones.
B. Payphones.
C. Landlines.
D. Cell phones.

5. What is the difference between a smartphone and a cell phone?
A. A smartphone has computer-style features, while a cell phone does not.
B. A smartphone requires wires to connect, while a cell phone does not.
C. A smartphone is used in public places, while a cell phone is not.
D. A smartphone is larger and heavier than a cell phone.