English MCQ #10320

Read the passage: "Access to clean water remains one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of the twenty-first century. In many rural communities across South Asia, women and girls spend hours each day collecting water from distant sources, time that could otherwise be devoted to education or productive employment. The economic and social costs of this burden are immense, yet they remain largely invisible in national development statistics." What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE in this passage?

English MCQ #10320

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Read the passage: "Access to clean water remains one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of the twenty-first century. In many rural communities across South Asia, women and girls spend hours each day collecting water from distant sources, time that could otherwise be devoted to education or productive employment. The economic and social costs of this burden are immense, yet they remain largely invisible in national development statistics." What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE in this passage?

    • A) To entertain readers with accounts of daily life in rural communities
    • B) To inform and persuade readers that the water crisis has hidden social and economic costs
    • C) To argue that South Asian governments are deliberately neglecting rural communities
    • D) To compare water access policies across different countries in South Asia

    Answer: To inform and persuade readers that the water crisis has hidden social and economic costs

    Explanation: The passage combines informative content (factual descriptions of the problem) with persuasive intent (highlighting costs that are "largely invisible"), making its dual purpose to inform and persuade. No comparative or entertainment intent is evident, and attributing deliberate government neglect goes beyond what the text states.