Description and Author's Purpose in Travels with Charley
Question 9 • CCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 (23.01300) YL IC
As the sun angled, the buttes and coulees, the cliffs and sculptured hills and ravines lost their burned and dreadful look and glowed with yellow and rich browns and a hundred variations of red and silver gray, all picked out by streaks of coal black. It was so beautiful that I stopped near a thicket of dwarfed and wind-warped cedars and junipers, and once stopped I was caught, trapped in color and dazzled by the clarity of the light.
Answer
A
to persuade people to visit the Bad Lands
B
to inform people of the natural beauty in a part of America
C
to argue against development of the Bad Lands
D
to entertain people with the unusual sights
Explanation
The passage describes the landscape’s colors and clear light in admiring detail, showing the natural beauty of the Bad Lands. Its main purpose is to inform readers about the beauty of this part of America, rather than persuade them to visit, argue against development, or simply entertain them with unusual sights.
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