Question

vanessa nakate is on a mission. the young climate activist from the east african country of uganda wants africans to take the threat of climate change and global warming seriously. she also wants the rest of the world to understand that africans are particularly at risk from the effects of climate change, even though africa is responsible for only about 2 to 3 percent of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
vanessa nakate was born on november 15, 1996, and lives in kampala, uganda’s capital and largest city. nakate did not grow up learning about the seriousness of climate change. her activism sprang from a conversation she had with her uncle in december, 2018. temperatures are rising in uganda, as they are in much of africa. during a particularly hot stretch, nakate asked her uncle if it was as hot 20 years ago. when he said no, nakate wanted to know why. she began reading about climate change and global warming. the more she read, the more she was convinced that human actions were pushing uganda and the rest of africa toward a climate disaster.
ugandans were and are facing more than just higher temperatures. like other areas in east africa and throughout the continent, uganda suffers from periods of drought mixed with periods of heavier than normal rains. the rains lead to flooding and landslides. nakate argues that these conditions are caused by global warming and climate change. knowing that many ugandans rely on agriculture for their survival, she sees a bleak future of hunger, disease, and death if the climate change crisis is not addressed. this vision drove her to take action. she also credits her activism to lessons learned from her father, who participated in mission green, the ugandan rotary club’s project to plant trees for the environment.
taking inspiration from greta thunberg’s school walkout to protest climate change, the young swedish climate activist, nakate decided to strike. she started small in january 2019, she stood alone outside uganda’s parliament building holding a sign warning about global warming and climate change. few people other than the parliament’s security guards noticed, but she kept her strike going. she continued protesting more than the parliament’s security guards noticed, but she kept her strike going. she continued protesting for months. sometimes she faced hostility from people passing by but eventually other young people joined in. since she began striking, nakate also has participated in many fridays for future marches across africa and in europe. the marches are part of the movement launched by thunberg in 2018 when
what best describes the author’s purpose for writing the text?
a to entertain readers with vivid descriptions and interesting language
b to inform readers about vanessa nakate’s climate activism
c to educate readers about the dangers climate change poses to the world
d to persuade readers to fight climate change like vanessa nakate

Explanation:

The text provides information about Vanessa Nakate's climate activism, her background, and her efforts related to climate change. The author's purpose is to inform readers about her climate activism (her mission, actions, and context of climate issues in Uganda and Africa). Option A is incorrect as the text is not for entertainment. Option C focuses on dangers to the world, but the text centers on Nakate's activism. Option D is about persuading to fight climate change like her, but the text is more about informing about her work. Option B accurately describes the purpose as informing about her climate activism.

Answer:

B. to inform readers about Vanessa Nakate’s climate activism