Tip
Purpose-based questions ask you to understand the author’s writing strategy: how the writing is structured and why it is structured that way
Prompt
Sample Problem
The main purpose of the second paragraph (Line 5 - 9) is to...
Answer Options
(A) Explain how video games can improve certain skills
(B) List the types of video games children like to play
(C) Persuade children to play more video games
(D) Describe why some video games are more popular than others
(E) Compare video games to traditional school activities
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(A) Explain how video games can improve certain skills
The second paragraph interprets the examples from the first paragraph to emphasize the benefits of video games for skill development.
