Introduction to Making a Difference: It's Our World, Too!

Question 1

The author chooses to tell about Neto’s real-life experience in the form of a narrative text, or story. What does this choice reveal about the author’s purpose?He wants to convince readers to boycott high school football games.He wants to help readers imagine Neto’s story and understand his conflict.He wants to amuse readers with the frustrations of real-life obstacles.He wants to tell readers about the difficulties of being on a football team.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He wants to help readers imagine Neto’s story and understand his conflict.

Question 2

Read each detail from the assignment text. Then, identify whether the detail indicates that the author’s purpose is to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“Many Hispanics spoke only Spanish, and most whites spoke only English.”: to inform; “He knew he had the courage to blast through tacklers and the toughness to work all day in the beet fields, but this seemed harder.”: to entertain; “There were only two days before the next game.”: to inform

Question 3

“He knew he had the courage to blast through tacklers and the toughness to work all day in the beet fields, but this seemed harder.” [___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to entertain

Question 4

“There were only two days before the next game.”[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to inform

Question 5

What is the conflict in the passage?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Neto questions whether he can keep playing football.

Question 6

What causes the conflict?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

something Jesse says

Question 7

What type of conflict is this?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

person vs. self

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