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 final sentence is to...
Answer Options
(A) Introduce a new reason why studying at night is better than studying in the morning
(B) Summarize the discussion by showing that neither study time is best for everyone
(C) Provide an unrelated opinion that shifts away from the passage’s main ideas
(D) Suggest that students should avoid both morning and evening study sessions
(E) Restate only the advantages of studying in the morning
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(B): Summarize the discussion by showing that neither study time is best for everyone
The final sentence ties together the comparison of morning and evening study sessions by showing that the “best” time depends on individual preferences, rather than declaring one option superior.
