Read the excerpt from Jackson’s blog. Learning to speak a new language is one of the best decisions I ever made! This summer, I traveled throughout Japan with my robotics team and was able to communicate with almost everyone we met. Next year, I’m planning to live in Japan as an exchange student. I think it will help me improve my Japanese reading and writing skills. I hope all my friends get inspired to learn a language, too! The purpose of Jackson’s blog is to
Answer
A
entertain with humorous anecdotes.
B
advertise foreign language lessons.
C
teach readers how to speak Japanese.
D
persuade readers to learn a language.
Explanation
Jackson describes the benefits of learning Japanese: it helped him communicate while traveling, and he expects living in Japan to improve his skills further. He ends by hoping his friends will feel inspired to learn a language, showing that his purpose is to persuade readers to learn one.
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