Question

read this passage:
melted ice cream, children, is a fluid that is eternally sticky. one drop of it on a car - door handle spreads to the seat covers, to trousers, to hands, and thence to the steering wheel, the gearshift, the rearview mirror, all the knobs of the dashboard - spreads everywhere and lasts forever, spreads from a nice old car like this, which might have to be abandoned because of stickiness, right into a nasty new car, in secret ways that even scientists dont understand.
what is the authors purpose for including this portion of \how to eat an ice - cream cone\?
a. to inform the audience what can happen to a car
b. to use humor in order to entertain the audience
c. to persuade the audience not to eat ice cream
d. to encourage the audience to eat ice cream carefully

Explanation:

The passage humorously describes the sticky situation of melted ice - cream in a car. The exaggerated and funny description (like ice - cream spreading everywhere in a car) indicates that the purpose is to entertain. Options A (inform about car issues) is too literal as it's more about a funny scenario. Option C (persuade not to eat ice - cream) is not the main tone. Option D (encourage careful eating) is also not the focus. The humorous description is for entertainment.

Answer:

B. To use humor in order to entertain the audience