Question

Did you know that the roller skate has been around since the early 1700s? People who loved
winter ice-skating wanted to go "dry-land skating” in the summer, and so they attached
wheels to their boots. The early models were hard to roll, though. In the late 1800s, roller-
skate design improved. Once the skates were easier to handle, the sport became more
popular.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
2. What is most likely the author's purpose in this passage? (1 point)
to inform
to describe
to entertain
to persuade

Answer 1

Answer:

The author of the text is informing you about the subject for those of you who did not know so the answer is inform

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The author's purpose in this passage is most likely to inform.

Explanation:

Informative texts offer knowledge about something by providing readers with dates, definitions, descriptions, or details of a fact, a phenomenon, a person etc. They are commonly found in certain books, newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias etc. What we have in this passage is an example of informative text. The author's purpose is to give us details about a certain sport - roller skating. He tells us when and how it first started and what changes were made to it.