Identify and Describe Purpose Practice Test
•10 QuestionsRead the passage below, then answer the question.
The state’s proposed ban on phones in classrooms is being advertised as a rescue mission for attention spans. I understand the impulse; I have watched students drift into scrolling with the same blank focus they once reserved for daydreaming. But a blanket ban mistakes a symptom for a cause. Phones are not the only distraction in a room where students are exhausted, anxious, and convinced that every assignment is a referendum on their future.
More importantly, a ban gives adults the comforting feeling of action while avoiding harder work: designing lessons that demand participation, teaching digital self-regulation, and addressing the constant stream of notifications that schools themselves send through apps. If we confiscate devices without teaching judgment, we are not preparing students for the world they actually inhabit.
Adopt phone-free moments, yes—but pair them with media literacy and clear boundaries on school messaging. Discipline is a skill, not a policy.
The author’s primary purpose is to…
Read the passage below, then answer the question.
The state’s proposed ban on phones in classrooms is being advertised as a rescue mission for attention spans. I understand the impulse; I have watched students drift into scrolling with the same blank focus they once reserved for daydreaming. But a blanket ban mistakes a symptom for a cause. Phones are not the only distraction in a room where students are exhausted, anxious, and convinced that every assignment is a referendum on their future.
More importantly, a ban gives adults the comforting feeling of action while avoiding harder work: designing lessons that demand participation, teaching digital self-regulation, and addressing the constant stream of notifications that schools themselves send through apps. If we confiscate devices without teaching judgment, we are not preparing students for the world they actually inhabit.
Adopt phone-free moments, yes—but pair them with media literacy and clear boundaries on school messaging. Discipline is a skill, not a policy.
The author’s primary purpose is to…