Read the passage then use the drop-down menus to complete the statements below

Read the passage, then use the drop-down menus to

answer the questions

What is the author's purpose in this passage?

How does the author achieve his purpose?

I nodded, "If Iqbal were alive today, what do you think he

would say to young people in Canada and around the

world"

"She is telling," the translator said, "that Iqbal released

about three hundred children from bondage, and his

message was that child labour should be finished all over

the world. Many times he told about the importance of

education of the children - for all young people, all over

the world."

If there was one message to take back with me to Canada

from Pakistan, it was this.

- Free the Children,

Craig Kielburger

Answer:

The author's purpose in the passage is to emphasize the fact that child labour should be finished all over the world.

The author achieves this purpose by telling the story of Iqbal who released about three hundred children from bondage.

Explanation:

From the passage above, the author had a purpose for writing the passage which is to make clear the fact that child labor should be outlawed and stopped abruptly all over the world.

The author achieves his purpose by telling the heroic story of Iqbal who saved about three hundred children from slavery and bondage all over the world while emphasizing the importance of education of children all over the world.