Question

Read this excerpt from a passage.

I’m a normal high school kid—that is, I like listening to music. Until about a year ago, I always liked listening to it loud. Loud enough that it filled up my head and pulsed through my body, so the boundary between me and the music disappeared. I’ve listened to countless hours of music—vibrant music pouring into my ears from headphones, washing over me from car speakers, or blasting at me from gigantic speakers at concerts.

But there’s something about me that makes me not so normal. I have a hearing loss and a constant ringing in my ears that, unless some medical miracle happens, I’ll suffer from these impairments forever. My ear problems are so severe that I feel I need to warn you: You have to protect your hearing as much as you can.



What is the intended purpose of this passage?


To persuade musicians to play music less loudly.


To convince doctors to support ear protection.


To support people with hearing impairments.


To encourage teenagers to protect their hearing.

Answer 1

To encourage teenagers to protect their hearing.

Explanation: The narrator is a high school student sharing a personal warning about hearing loss from loud music, aimed at persuading peers to protect their hearing.