The answer choices describe articles that have the same subject matter as the passage. Which one has the same subject matter and
the same purpose? A) a newspaper article describing the steps to obtaining your Alabama Driver's License
B) a journal entry lamenting how difficult it is to obtain your Alabama Driver's License
C) a memoir describing the author's struggles and joys at obtaining an Alabama Driver's License
D) an editorial expressing outrage at the costs and requirements of obtaining an Alabama Driver's License
Excerpt from Acquiring a Driver's License in Alabama
Tracy Wilson
Written Test
The written test is given to first time license applicants Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. with lunch from 12:00 P.M.to 1:00 P.M.The testing fee is $50.00 each time you test. You will be required to show two forms of identification before testing. Birth certificates and Social Security cards are acceptable forms of identification.
The questions on the test are multiple choice and are derived from the state driver’s manual. You should read the manual thoroughly before attempting the written test. The questions that appear at the end of each section in the manual are similar to those on the test. You will be asked specific questions concerning traffic laws, road signs, traffic signals, and road markings. Please be advised that if you are seeking an endorsement for classifications other than passenger cars and trucks, you will be required to take a supplemental test for each classification. This includes licenses to operate motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, motor homes, or boats. A score of 75% must be achieved on the written test before applicants will be eligible to attempt the road test.
Reading the excerpt from Tracy Wilson’s “Acquiring a Driver's License in Alabama,” the line that has the same subject matter and the same purpose is a newspaper article describing the steps to obtaining your Alabama Driver's License. Thus, the correct answer is <u>Option A.
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<u>Explanation</u>:
The entire excerpt talks in details about how one can get a driver license in Alabama. It basically, lists out the steps to get this license. The purpose of this passage is only to provide information that’s why its tone is neutral and addresses the common topic with “it.”
The main idea is summarised in the line which states that a person for obtaining a driving license needs to pass a written and a road test with not less than 75%.
Most authors make typos like the one mentioned in order to give you a clear image as to how the narrator tells the story and in what mood the theme is set.
