Question

What is the most important reason for setting a purpose before reading

a. to provide a focus and thus avoid being overwhelmed
b. to collect the largest number of facts possible
c. to increase your powers of concentration
d. to concentrate on your personal areas of interest?

Answer 1

a. to provide a focus and thus avoid being overwhelmed
if you do not set a path for yourself you may get sidetracked to prevent that you set a focus

Answer 2

The answer is D: to concentrate on your personal areas of interest.

The most importante reason for setting a purpose before reading or even before doing a research is to eliminate distraction, which can be a hindrance for any desired development. Having a purpose is to have an intention, a goal, which will be achieved only with concentration on one's personal areas of interest.