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Related Benchmark: LA.6.1.7.2
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The sample item below is based on BensHarmonica.pdf
What was the author’s most likely purpose for writing this article?
Answer Options:
A. to explain the musical talents of Ben Franklin
B. to describe the glass harmonica that Ben Franklin built
C. to tell about Ben Franklin’s life as an inventor and a statesman
D. to compare Ben Franklin’s harmonica with modern harmonicas
B. to describe the glass harmonica that Ben Franklin built
C. to tell about Ben Franklin’s life as an inventor and a statesman
D. to compare Ben Franklin’s harmonica with modern harmonicas
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Author’s Purpose
