Introduction to Making a Difference: It's Our World, Too! — Quiz
Question 15 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference . In his small Idaho school, football meant everything to Ernesto ("Neto”) Villareal, sixteen, the team’s star running back. And yet when he heard fans screaming racial insults at him and his Hispanic-American teammates, he wondered how he could keep playing for fans who felt that way. The insults also bothered Andy Percifield, a white student leader. When Neto and Andy teamed up, each using his own special power, fans began to feel heat they had never felt before. The details of this excerpt reveal the author’s purpose by
Answer
A
expressing opinions about a topic.
B
including facts and details about the topic.
C
encouraging the reader to believe in something.
D
explaining why the fans acted like they did.
Explanation
The excerpt gives specific details about Ernesto and Andy, including their roles at school and how they responded to racial insults from fans. These details help introduce the topic and show what happened; they do not mainly explain why the fans acted that way or state an opinion. The best choice is “including facts and details about the topic.”
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