Question

The main purpose of this text is to:

To my knowledge, my grandad reached the ripe old age of 95 without ever touching a glass of water. Unless he was nipping off to secretly glug pint after pint of H2O in the garden shed, all I saw him drinking were countless cups of builder’s tea (3 sugars in each) and a steaming hot mug of cocoa every evening before bed.

On long car trips he probably did get a bit dry, because without doubt a plastic water bottle never touched his lips. In fact, when I was sorting through his possessions, the closest bottle-like object that I came to was a dusty old flask made in 1964 – minus its lid.

Today I sit back sometimes and think what my grandad and his pals would make of the obsession many of us have developed around the subject of something as simple as water.

WHICH IS CORRECT FOR MAIN PURPOSE?
1. Entertain
2. Describe
3. Persuade
4. Instruct

Answer 1

Answer: The main purpose of the text provided is to (1.) entertain.

Explanation: The text provided follows the narrative mode of writing since it recounts different events related to the relationship that the speaker's grandad had with water. In that way, the speaker intends to entertain the readers and to make them keep reading by telling a story. Therefore, the purpose of the text is not giving orders/instructions nor convincing the reader to do something or to act in a particular way.