Reading Benchmark 3 20-21 (1342] Sing into Mistory (STAAR 2019)
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35. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
Then fill in the answer on your answer document.
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To give the history of pilots who have been
honored for their contributions to air travel
Flying into History
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To explain how businesses have impacted the
production of planes throughout history
To provide information about how the design of
planes has changed throughout history
dark May night in 1927, starlight flickered on the silver wings
mall plane as it sputtered on
th the sky. Through the side
the pilot could see the glow
Ey of Paris. He glided over
To relate the details of an important event in the
history of air travel

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

you're welcome ; p

question: which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

answer: both inform the reader that faryad and liaqat were not given the chance to tell their version of events at the police station

explanation: so as you see they were told to leave before they could tell there story

question answered by

(jacemorris)