The author’s main purpose in paragraph 5 (“Yet in . . . prevention”) is to
Responses
explain why animals in danger of extinction should be the priority of conservationists.
Answer A: explain why animals in danger of extinction should be the priority of conservationists.
A
instruct conservationists on how to capture the public’s attention.
Answer B: instruct conservationists on how to capture the public’s attention.
B
point out a potentially problematic shift in the focus of conservation efforts.
Answer C: point out a potentially problematic shift in the focus of conservation efforts.
C
celebrate conservationist Rosalie Edge’s success in protecting birds at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
