Question

Skim the passage to get an overview of this text’s purpose.

Electronic Communications Policy for Infinity Investments Employees

•Infinity cannot guarantee that the origin or content of an email is accurate, private, or secure. Therefore, confidential and private information should not, under any circumstances, be transmitted to Infinity clients by email or text.

•Infinity Investments does not under any circumstances accept account requests over email. Clients who wish to make an account request must contact their financial advisor by phone or discuss the request with a licensed representative in person at one of our branch offices.

Which text feature best indicates the purpose of this text?

the heading indicating an electronic communications policy
the words in italics signaling the importance of the announcement
the heading indicating that the information is for all employees
the bullet points identifying the two main messages of the text

Answer 1

the heading indicating an electronic communications policy

Reason: the heading explicitly states the document’s purpose as an electronic communications policy, making the intent clear before the details in the bullet points.