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How to get "Primary Purpose of Passage" right? : Verbal
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jimmyjamesdonkey
Jun 24, 2007
I always get "The Primary Purpose of this passage is to?" wrong on Reading Comp. I'm guessing this is hurting my score as it seems like a simple questions and I always get it wrong.
Any idea on how to nail this??? I started taking notes during the section and it helps. I know what the passage is about, but trying to stick it into one of those GMAT choices is difficult. Suggestions?
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baer
Jun 24, 2007
Main Idea/Primary Purpose Questions:
Many people believe there is no difference between the main or central idea of the passage and the primary purpose of the author of the passage. This is simply not true. Let's take a look at the subtle but important difference between them:
Main Idea
The question might look something like this:
"Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?"
"Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?"
"Which of the following is the principal topic of the passage?"
"The main topic of the passage is...."
Primary Purpose
The question might look like this:
"The primary purpose of this passage is to..."
"The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to..."
"The primary focus of this passage is on which of the following?"
"The main concern of the passage is to..."
"In the passage, the author is primarily interested in...."
"The passage is chiefly concerned with..."
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Answer:
According to "Astrophysicist Chronicles Battle over Pluto," Dr. Tyson decide to exclude Pluto from the exhibits of planets, because it displays the characteristics of an icy body rather than a planet.
Explanation:
Astrophysicist Chronicles Battle over Pluto is a story of one of our solar system planet ‘Pluto.’ When Will Galmot visited the American Museum of Natural History, he noticed that it included hundreds of planet except Pluto. So he sent a letter to the museum authorities as to why Pluto isn’t included.
In 2006 when Dr. Tyson excluded the planet Pluto and labeled it as ‘dwarf planet’ he was criticized my many and he gave a justification by stating that, Pluto is no more than just a icy body, we cannot label Pluto a planet. If Pluto takes the place of earth, from the rays coming from sun will would dry up that ice and what will remain will just be a piece of its tail.’
<span>An article explaining your ideas on how to best rescue endangered loggerhead turtle eggs
Reason:
The problem: The need to rescue endangered loggerhead turtle eggs.
The solution: Your ideas on how <em>best</em> to rescue the endangered species.
hope this helps</span>
Answer:
a good person means the one who is good to others helps poor people. if you do good to others u will get good from others.
Explanation:
Answer:
Because the factor behind the illness was caused by the greed and thoughtlessness of the traders.
Explanation:
In his narrative book, "The Life of Olaudah Equiano" Equiano tells of his life in slavery.
When Equiano was boarded on the ship, he saw the poor conditions of the ship. The traders on the slave ships were 'improvident avarice'; all they thought about was their profits. <u>The illness abroad the ships were caused due to small spaces, suffocating atmosphere, unbearable smell, and lack of food. The traders, to get more pay for slaves, would overload their ships with slaves in the small space, they were thoughtless about the living conditions of the salves and did not provide them food</u>. But for Equiano, the traders were harming their ability by keeping slaves in unhealthy conditions. Because of this unhealthy conditions on the ships, slaves either died of illness or took their own lives.
