Audience & Purpose of a Text

Read the letter to the editor and then answer the question:

I was dismayed on Friday when the Lexington City Council announced its intent to reduce library hours at all branches in an effort to cut costs. This reduction in services will negatively impact students in our community.

I have worked at the downtown branch for more than a decade, and I've seen just how important the library is. Every day, dozens of students come to the library after school to do homework. For many students, there are no other safe, supervised spaces available during the afternoons. To protect this space, contact your city council representatives and speak out against reducing library hours!

Who is the primary audience?

• Local parents and community members

• students who use the library

• members of the Lexington City Council

• fellow librarians

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Read the letter to the editor and then answer the question:

I was dismayed on Friday when the Lexington City Council announced its intent to reduce library hours at all branches in an effort to cut costs. This reduction in services will negatively impact students in our community.

I have worked at the downtown branch for more than a decade, and I've seen just how important the library is. Every day, dozens of students come to the library after school to do homework. For many students, there are no other safe, supervised spaces available during the afternoons. To protect this space, contact your city council representatives and speak out against reducing library hours!

Which best indicates that the primary audience is "local parents and community members"?

• The writer appeals to her authority as a library worker

• The writer addresses readers who have Lexington City Council representatives

• The writer reminds students how much they enjoy the library.

• The writer thinks readers won't care about cutting costs.

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Read the letter to the editor and then answer the question:

I was dismayed on Friday when the Lexington City Council announced its intent to reduce library hours at all branches in an effort to cut costs. This reduction in services will negatively impact students in our community.

I have worked at the downtown branch for more than a decade, and I've seen just how important the library is. Every day, dozens of students come to the library after school to do homework. For many students, there are no other safe, supervised spaces available during the afternoons. To protect this space, contact your city council representatives and speak out against reducing library hours!

What is the text's main purpose?

• to encourage readers to support current library hours

• to show the importance of libraries for teenagers

• to encourage readers to support measures to extend library hours

• to encourage protests to keep libraries open

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As a parent, I'm concerned that students are buying soda in the school cafeteria every day, which affects their ability to learn. Too much sugar and caffeine makes it challenging for our students to concentrate. In addition, soda consumption can contribute to long-term health problems such as obesity and diabetes. I am not suggesting that Salem's public schools should dictate what students eat and drink, but I do believe our schools should promote and foster healthy lifestyles, including proper nutrition. Students should be allowed to bring their own soda from home, but offering soda in our cafeterias is unacceptable.

Who is the primary audience?

• students at public schools

• readers in the Salem school district

• a national news audience

• nutrition experts

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As a parent, I'm concerned that students are buying soda in the school cafeteria every day, which affects their ability to learn. Too much sugar and caffeine makes it challenging for our students to concentrate. In addition, soda consumption can contribute to long-term health problems such as obesity and diabetes. I am not suggesting that Salem's public schools should dictate what students eat and drink, but I do believe our schools should promote and foster healthy lifestyles, including proper nutrition. Students should be allowed to bring their own soda from home, but offering soda in our cafeterias is unacceptable.

Which best indicates that the primary audience is readers in the Salem school district?

• The writer reminds readers that soda can contribute to long-term health problems

• The writer uses the words Salem's public schools and our students

• The writer mentions that he or she is a parent

• The writer points out that the schools shouldn't dictate what students eat and drink

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As a parent, I'm concerned that students are buying soda in the school cafeteria every day, which affects their ability to learn. Too much sugar and caffeine makes it challenging for our students to concentrate. In addition, soda consumption can contribute to long-term health problems such as obesity and diabetes. I am not suggesting that Salem's public schools should dictate what students eat and drink, but I do believe our schools should promote and foster healthy lifestyles, including proper nutrition. Students should be allowed to bring their own soda from home, but offering soda in our cafeterias is unacceptable.

What is the text's main purpose?

• to convince readers that soda shouldn't be sold in Salem school cafeterias

• to convince readers that soda should not be consumed in Salem's schools

• to inform readers of the effect of nutrition on their children's education

• to prove that the writer is taking a reasonable position

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Be a hero in an animal's life! Donate to the Martin County Animal Shelter. Adoption fees cover less than eight percent of our operating expenses. We rely on donations to ensure that every animal receives excellent care. Your generous gift provides food, shelter, and veterinary care to homeless and rescued pets. Please donate today!

Who is the primary audience?

• community members who care about animals

• employees of the Martin County Animal Shelter

• community members who want to adopt pets

• veterinarians in the Martin County area

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Be a hero in an animal's life! Donate to the Martin County Animal Shelter. Adoption fees cover less than eight percent of our operating expenses. We rely on donations to ensure that every animal receives excellent care. Your generous gift provides food, shelter, and veterinary care to homeless and rescued pets. Please donate today!

Which best indicates that the primary audience is community members who care about animals?

• the writer expresses information about funding sources and operating expenses

• the writer asks readers to donate time as well as money

• the writer indicates that donating is a way for readers to be a hero in an animal's life

• The writer argues that the shelter is necessary to keep stray animals off the streets and prevent illness

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Be a hero in an animal's life! Donate to the Martin County Animal Shelter. Adoption fees cover less than eight percent of our operating expenses. We rely on donations to ensure that every animal receives excellent care. Your generous gift provides food, shelter, and veterinary care to homeless and rescued pets. Please donate today!

What is the text's main purpose?

• to inform readers that donations help provide food, shelter, and medical care

• to inform readers of the high cost of the shelter's operating expenses

• to encourage readers to donate their time to the shelter

• to inspire readers to donate money to the shelter

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Johannes Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1398. Today he is known as the inventor of the modern printing press. When he was young, books weren't like they are today. Most books were actually manuscripts, or texts written by hand. Manuscripts took a long time to make and were expensive. Only rich people could afford them. Gutenberg wanted more people to be able to enjoy reading. His printing press made it easier and cheaper to print books, so more people could own books.

What is the text's main purpose?

• to inform readers about the cost of books in the fourteenth century

• to inform readers about Gutenberg's invention of the printing press

• to explain the historical significance of manuscripts

• to highlight Gutenberg's belief in social equality

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