Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me. As I read articles, followed directions, and watched online videos about what to do, I learned quite a bit. For example, I learned that lasers were first created as “an outgrowth of a suggestion made by Albert Einstein” more than 100 years ago (Hecht). I also learned that all laser pointers generate light with laser diodes. That light then passes through small lenses to focus it (“Laser Pointers Information”). I never knew any of that stuff before. Once I got to work, I also learned how easy it was to remove those lenses. And, of course, I learned how to attach one of those lenses to a smartphone so it can act like a magnifying glass.
Question 1
Part A
What is the author’s purpose in the paragraph?
Responses
to prove that anyone can put together a smartphone microscope
to prove that anyone can put together a smartphone microscope
to explain how the parts of a smartphone microscope work
to explain how the parts of a smartphone microscope work
to provide instruction on how to build a smartphone microscope
to provide instruction on how to build a smartphone microscope
to describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope
to describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope
Question 2
Part B
Which evidence from the paragraph best supports the answer to Part A?
Responses
“Once I got to work, I also learned how easy it was to remove those lenses.”
“Once I got to work, I also learned how easy it was to remove those lenses.”
“As I read articles, followed directions, and watched online videos about what to do…”
“As I read articles, followed directions, and watched online videos about what to do…”
“Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”
“Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”
“That light then passes through small lenses to focus it…”
“That light then passes through small lenses to focus it…”
1 answer
Question 1
Part A
The author’s purpose in the paragraph is:
to describe the knowledge she gained by making a smartphone microscope.
Question 2
Part B
The evidence from the paragraph that best supports the answer to Part A is:
“Another excellent thing about this project was how much it taught me.”
