Question

On the basketball court, Dominique Wilkins is full of grace and poise, flying through the air with the greatest of ease and scoring points as if in fast motion. Too bad he can't be as graceful on the dance floor! Wilkins volunteered to run the "a dollar a dance" booth last Saturday afternoon at a fundraiser. His dance partners reported that 'Nique has "two left feet. And both are clumsy!"

"If I were his dance coach," reported one frustrated dance partner, "I would have benched him!"

Which of the following best describes this reading selection's purpose?



a.
To persuade readers to volunteer for a fundraiser.



b.
To entertain readers with a story about a basketball game.



c.
To inform readers about a basketball player who can't dance.



d.
To instruct readers about the life of a basketball player.



On the basketball court, Dominique Wilkins is full of grace and poise, flying through the air with the greatest of ease and scoring points as if in fast motion. Too bad he can't be as graceful on the dance floor! Wilkins volunteered to run the "a dollar a dance" booth last Saturday afternoon at a fundraiser. His dance partners reported that 'Nique has "two left feet. And both are clumsy!"

"If I were his dance coach," reported one frustrated dance partner, "I would have benched him!"

Which of the following best describes this reading selection's purpose?



a.
To persuade readers to volunteer for a fundraiser.



b.
To entertain readers with a story about a basketball game.



c.
To inform readers about a basketball player who can't dance.



d.
To instruct readers about the life of a basketball player.



On the basketball court, Dominique Wilkins is full of grace and poise, flying through the air with the greatest of ease and scoring points as if in fast motion. Too bad he can't be as graceful on the dance floor! Wilkins volunteered to run the "a dollar a dance" booth last Saturday afternoon at a fundraiser. His dance partners reported that 'Nique has "two left feet. And both are clumsy!"

"If I were his dance coach," reported one frustrated dance partner, "I would have benched him!"

Which of the following best describes this reading selection's purpose?



a.
To persuade readers to volunteer for a fundraiser.



b.
To entertain readers with a story about a basketball game.



c.
To inform readers about a basketball player who can't dance.



d.
To instruct readers about the life of a basketball player.

On the basketball court, Dominique Wilkins