Question

50 points!

Read the paragraph from “Make Your Own Microscope.”

Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me. As I read articles, followed directions, and watched online videos about what to do, I learned quite a bit. For example, I learned that lasers were first created as “an outgrowth of a suggestion made by Albert Einstein” more than 100 years ago (Hecht). I also learned that all laser pointers generate light with laser diodes. That light then passes through small lenses to focus it (“Laser Pointers Information”). I never knew any of that stuff before. Once I got to work, I also learned how easy it was to remove those lenses. And, of course, I learned how to attach one of those lenses to a smartphone so it can act like a magnifying glass.

Question 1
Part A

What is the author’s purpose in the paragraph?

Responses

to provide instruction on how to build a smartphone microscope


to describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope

to prove that anyone can put together a smartphone microscope


to explain how the parts of a smartphone microscope work

Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the paragraph best supports the answer to Part A?

Responses

“Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”


“That light then passes through small lenses to focus it…”


“Once I got to work, I also learned how easy it was to remove those lenses.”


“As I read articles, followed directions, and watched online videos about what to do…”

Answer 1

Answer: Question 1: To describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope.

Question 2: “Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”

Answer 2

Question 1: To describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope.

Question 2: “Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”

Step-by-step explanation:

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