Question

question: how do fortunes get inside of fortune cookies? answer: the cookies are baked as flat circles. after they are removed from the oven, slips of paper are folded inside while the cookies are still warm and flexible. as the fortune cookies cool, they harden into shape. if youve ever been to a chinese restaurant, youve most likely received a fortune cookie at the end of your meal. youve also probably wondered how they managed to get that tiny slip of paper into a hard, closed cookie. traditionally, the fortunes were confucian phrases about life (confucius was a famous chinese philosopher from the 6th century bc—over 2500 years ago). nowadays, the fortunes inside the cookies contain just about everything from quotes to advice. how does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the ideas in this passage? 1. the paragraph answers the question asked in paragraph 1. 2. the paragraph explains an idea introduced in paragraph 3. 3. the paragraph summarizes the important ideas about fortunes. 4. the paragraph provides background information about fortunes.

Explanation:

Paragraph 4 provides historical context about the origin of the phrases in fortunes (mentioning Confucius from the 6th - century BC), which is background information about fortunes.

Answer:

1. The paragraph provides background information about fortunes