Question

(1) According to memory experts, there are ways you can improve your chances of remembering the names of people you meet. (2) One way is to make associations between a person’s name and looks. (3) For example, if you meet a man named Baker, you might picture him wearing a baker’s hat. (4) If the name is a difficult one, ask for the spelling and visualize the letters mentally. (5) It’s also useful to repeat the person’s name as you converse, keeping your mental images in mind. (6) And when your conversation ends, repeat the person’s name as you say goodbye.

1. The primary purpose of this paragraph is to

a. inform.

b. persuade.

c. entertain.

Answer 1

A. inform

The primary purpose of this paragraph is to inform on the ways to remember a person you just met. The hook of the paragraph is telling you that these methods have been proven to work by memory exsperts, so we must conclude that this is a paragraph of real data. The paragraph doesn't need to persuade a person. It does entertain a person a tad bit, though, but i would pick A because it does a better job at informing.