Question 10 choose the answer. read the passage: chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. monkeys can learn to count. a crow can figure out how to use a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub. chickens can learn to play checkers. even worms can be taught to run mazes. so which animal is the smartest? you're probably thinking that chimps are smarter than chickens. and that crows are smarter than worms. and that you’re smarter than all of them. which element of this passage tells you that the writer's purpose is to give you information about animal intelligence? the writer explains which animals can perform tricks. the writer knows that humans are the smartest animals of all. the writer asks you a question that she plans to answer in the text. the writer argues that bigger animals are smarter than smaller animals. question 11 choose the answer. read the excerpt from "are dogs dumb? " chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. monkeys can learn to count. a crow can figure out how to us a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub. chickens can learn to play checkers. even worms can be taught to run mazes. so which animal is the smartest? you're probably thinking that chimps are smarter than chickens. and that crows are smarter than worms. and that you’re smarter than all of them. which best explains how the passage supports the author's purpose? the purpose is to instruct; it provides many supporting details about the abilities of chimps. the purpose is to entertain; it uses a humorous tone. the purpose is to persuade; it is trying to convince us that humans are the smartest animal of all. the purpose is to inform; it asks a question that will be answered by the text. plz ! or else i will fail : (

Answer 1: The writer asks you a question that she plans to answer in the text.

The text asks the question: "So which animal is the smartest?" in order to encourage us to think about it. The way the text is written indicates that the author will answer the question later on in a way that might surprise us. The details provided at the beginning are intended to show us how the answer might not be as straight-forward as we might think.

Answer 2: The purpose is to inform; it asks a question that will be answered by the text.

The text provides some details about chimps, but that is not its main purpose. Moreover, it provides this information in a humorous tone, but it is not intended to be only read for humour only. The author is not trying to convince us that humans are the smartest animals, as he gives us many examples of other animals with great cognitive capacity. The purpose of the text is to inform. It asks the question: "So which animal is the smartest?" in order to encourage us to think about it. The way the text is written indicates that the author will answer the question later on.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.