L 3.2.5 Quiz: Author's Purpose Trying out for the City Search Talent Event is fun and easy! First, check
our website to see what kind of talent we're looking for in your city. We
might need athletic boys ages 12 to 15 in Philadelphia who are taller
than 5'9" or girls ages 8 to 13 in Vancouver who can sing. Next,
download the application and fill in all of the required information. Your
parents must sign the form. Then, practice your talent and look your
best! Finally, you will perform before our judges to see if you will win a
spot on our talent team. Good luck!
Which statement best describes the author's purpose?
O A. To inform readers about ways to become a child star
OB. To explain the steps necessary to enter a contest
O C. To entertain readers with true stories of talent auditions
OD. To persuade children to develop their talents
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Read the excerpt from the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third dawn came with ringlets shining. which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? check all that apply. the storm was a direct result of zeus’s fury at the men. for two days and nights, zeus created a storm at sea. odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives. the sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds. the men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited