Author's Purpose Exit Ticket

Which would be the most reliable source to learn about a new makeup product?

• A website page created by the company selling the product

• An Instagram post by Kim Kardashian-West endorsing the product using #ad

• An online Amazon review page from customers who have purchased the product

Commuting Will Be Less Of A Chore

Driverless cars could completely change the way Americans think about where they live. Traveling from suburb to city center will become much less tiring. People will no longer have to do the driving themselves. Because of that, people will feel less need to live where they work. They will no longer be forced to pay the high rents and taxes common in big cities.With driverless cars, driving to and from work will be easy. Instead of being tiring, it will be relaxing. Passengers will be able to catch up on their reading or watch their favorite television shows.

What is the author's position on driverless cars?

• Driverless cars can benefit Americans who work.

• The dangers of driverless cars outweigh the benefits.

• Only people who live in the suburbs should be allowed to buy a driverless car.

Commuting Will Be Less Of A Chore

Driverless cars could completely change the way Americans think about where they live. Traveling from suburb to city center will become much less tiring. People will no longer have to do the driving themselves. Because of that, people will feel less need to live where they work. They will no longer be forced to pay the high rents and taxes common in big cities.With driverless cars, driving to and from work will be easy. Instead of being tiring, it will be relaxing. Passengers will be able to catch up on their reading or watch their favorite television shows.

What is, most likely, the author's purpose for writing this article?

• To entertain readers with amusing stories about people who use driverless cars.

• To persuade everyone to immediately switch to a driverless car.

• To describe the benefits of driverless cars for American workers.

• To inform readers about the mechanics of driverless cars and how they work.

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Commuting Will Be Less Of A Chore

Driverless cars could completely change the way Americans think about where they live. Traveling from suburb to city center will become much less tiring. People will no longer have to do the driving themselves. Because of that, people will feel less need to live where they work. They will no longer be forced to pay the high rents and taxes common in big cities.With driverless cars, driving to and from work will be easy. Instead of being tiring, it will be relaxing. Passengers will be able to catch up on their reading or watch their favorite television shows.

Based on the article above, which of the following is an example of a conflicting viewpoint from the author's point of view?

• "People will feel less need to live where they work. They will no longer be forced to pay the high rents and taxes common in big cities."

• "Driverless cars are guided by computers. Those computers rely on information about roads that is loaded into them. If something on the road changes, they are lost, which means workers may need extra travel time."

• "...many of the best jobs are in big cities."

How do you feel about author's purpose and point of view after this lesson?

• 3- I understand and could do this on my own in the future.

• 2-I mostly understand, but would like more practice in the future.

• 1-I am confused and would like to go over the lesson again.