Example: Short Passage

Short Passage

Miss Emily sat by the window watching, in her finest dress, looking stately and calm; she seldom went out now, and it was almost time for the carriage. Martha was just coming in from the garden with the strawberries and with more flowers in her apron. It was a bright, cool evening in the month of July; the golden robins sang in the elms, and the sun set behind the apple trees at the foot of the garden. The beautiful old house is open to the long-expected guest.

Question

In the given statements Which is the best states the main purpose of the text?

A) To depict the setting as the characters await a visitor’s arrival

B) To describe the troubles brought about by a new guest.

C) To describe the activity indoors and outside

D) To describe how the change in characters overtime

Answer

A) To depict the setting as the characters await a visitor’s arrival

Tip

Choice A is the best answer because it most accurately reflects the main purpose of the text. The text depicts the setting and conveys what these characters are doing as they await the arrival of their visitor.