Question

1. "I am not much at heights, but the mules were enormously tall, enormously heavy, very beautiful beasts, white, red, yellow, and black, and sleek with unlimited polishing and grooming"

Based on this passage, what is the author's purpose for writing this text?
A. to entertain the reader with tales of horses
B. to persuade the reader to take up horseback riding
C. to illustrate the unique beauty found in china
D. to inform the reader about the poor road conditions in china

2. Arnold is preparing his pitch for a new laptop
Which identifies the supporting evidence that is most relevant to his pitch?
A. this laptop computer is especially sensitive to changes in temperature
B. the first laptop computer was released in October of 1981
C. this laptop has a bigger screen with more resolution
D. this laptop has all of the same features as other laptops

Answer 1

1. The answer is A
2. The answer is C

Answer 2

1. "I am not much at heights, but the mules were enormously tall, enormously heavy, very beautiful beasts, white, red, yellow, and black, and sleek with unlimited polishing and grooming"

Based on this passage, what is the author's purpose for writing this text?

C. to illustrate the unique beauty found in china

In this passage, the author focuses on the attributes of the beasts he saw in China: they are “beautiful beasts” with different colors, and they are “sleek with unlimited polishing and grooming.” Such description shows that the author's purpose is to illustrate the unique beauty found in China.

2. Arnold is preparing his pitch for a new laptop

Which identifies the supporting evidence that is most relevant to his pitch?

C. this laptop has a bigger screen with more resolution

Arnold's purpose is to persuade the audience to buy a laptop. The supporting evidence that would accomplish that is to show the laptop's best features and to show what makes it different from the rest, and what makes it better than the other laptops. Therefore, Arnold's pitch should highlight that the new laptop has a bigger screen with more resolution.