Summarizing Central Ideas and Purpose: The Hot Zone — Unit test
Question 4 • EN091 Freshman English A
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!
Answer
A
advertise foreign language lessons.
B
entertain with humorous anecdotes.
C
persuade readers to learn a language.
D
teach readers how to speak Japanese.
Explanation
Jackson shares how learning a language helped him communicate during his trip and describes his plans to improve his Japanese. He ends by hoping his friends will be inspired to learn a language, showing that his purpose is to persuade readers to learn one. He is not advertising lessons or teaching Japanese phrases.
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