Question 7 • * SY2026-27 - 1001340 English 2 Sem 1 CR
Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Here again good incense grows in profusion—I will tell you how. It is produced by trees of no great size, like little fir trees. They are gashed with knives in various places, and out of these gashes oozes the incense. Some of it even oozes from the tree itself without any gashing, in consequence of the great heat that prevails.
Answer
A
to convince readers of the benefits of using incense from Dhofar
B
to entertain readers with tales of buying incense
C
to educate readers about how incense is made in Dhofar
D
to give readers instructions on how to make their own incense
Explanation
The excerpt describes where incense comes from and explains how it is produced: trees are cut with knives, and the incense oozes from the cuts or from the tree in the heat. This makes the purpose to educate readers about how incense is made in Dhofar. It does not offer instructions for making incense or argue that readers should use it.
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