In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:

The speaker took his audience down memory lane before he went to the topic of his lecture

  • A Took his audience on a journey through a street called memory lane
  • B recalled events from the past
  • C told a tale about a place called memory lane
  • D gave an outline of his lecture
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The correct answer is B. recalled events from the past

The phrase “took his audience down memory lane” means to cause one to reminisce over memories of past events, especially happy ones.

This is similar to the meaning of recalled events from the past, which implies that the speaker reminded his audience of some previous experiences or incidents. 

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