Why would an author write an explanatory text? to challenge a reader to persuade the reader to inform a reader to entertain the reader

Here are some central ideas from the reading.

It is difficult to identify Ebola in dead specimens.

The scientists’ work is considered highly hazardous.

This virus has the potential to “come alive” and spread throughout the human species.

It is very important to keep the truth from the news.

What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?

to persuade readers

to entertain readers

to inform readers

to express a personal feeling

The answer is : To inform the readers

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the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)