Question

The primary purpose of Passage 1 is to _______________________________.

• A. Present a historical overview of a controversy
• B. Acknowledge previous errors in thinking
• C. Urge changes in organized activities provided for children
• D. Assert the value of a particular approach to an issue
• E. Downplay the significance of a recent discovery

Answer 1

The correct option is D Assert the value of a particular approach to an issue

In passage 1 the narrator says that she took up the socio-linguistic approach to recognizing gender differences because in the United States, boys and girls grow up in what are essentially different cultures, so that talk between women and men is cross-cultural communication. Thus, she asserts the importance of the approach to the gender issue. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options are neither mentioned nor implied by the passage, and hence these options are incorrect.