Question

Michael wanted to spend the afternoon with his friends at the skateboard park, but instead he was stuck entertaining his seven-year-old nephew Danny. Danny has the attention span of a flea, Michael thought with annoyance. How was he going to survive keeping the kid busy for six long hours? He'd have to improvise—maybe a half-hour of board games, and then bribe him with the promise of building skyscrapers out of Legos for a while. Was there anything on TV they could watch together? What was the most boring DVD in the house? Maybe he could encourage the boy to fall asleep if the movie was su

Answer 1

1.
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

to entertain the audience with a story about doing a science experiment
to narrate a personal experience about raising children to love science
to inform the audience how ordinary laundry powder is a lot like glue
to persuade the audience to make a batch of slime with their own children

Answer 2

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