Question

many movie scenes have been filmed in times square, a famous new york city landmark. to film the scenes they needed, some movie directors temporarily closed the area to traffic and pedestrians. for one movie, the director stopped traffic for three minutes at a time.
which phrase from the paragraph gives a clue to the meaning of temporarily?

• some movie directors
• three minutes at a time
• scenes they needed
• traffic and pedestrians

Explanation:

To determine the clue for "temporarily", we analyze each option: "some movie directors" refers to who closed the area, not time duration. "three minutes at a time" indicates a short, limited period, which relates to "temporarily" (for a short time). "scenes they needed" is about the purpose of filming, not time. "traffic and pedestrians" is what was closed, not time. So "three minutes at a time" gives the clue.

Answer:

B. three minutes at a time