Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from "The Final Assault" by Sir Edmund Hillary.

... there were hanging some long icicles. I looked at it more closely and found that the outlet tube-about two inches in diameter-was almost completely blocked up with ice ... Fortunately the outlet tube was made of rubber, and by manipulating this with my hand I was able to release all of the ice and let it fall out.

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in this excerpt?

to entertain readers with an account of a close escape

to describe what it feels like to be with low oxygen

to inform readers about how he solved a problem

to persuade readers to be careful with oxygen masks

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Khalil Obrien

1 July, 14:14

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from "The Final Assault" by Sir Edmund Hillary.

... there were hanging some long icicles. I looked at it more closely and found that the outlet tube-about two inches in diameter-was almost completely blocked up with ice ... Fortunately the outlet tube was made of rubber, and by manipulating this with my hand I was able to release all of the ice and let it fall out.

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in this excerpt?

to entertain readers with an account of a close escape

to describe what it feels like to be with low oxygen

to inform readers about how he solved a problem

to persuade readers to be careful with oxygen masks

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Kristen · Answer 1

Id think it'd be "I looked at it more closely and found that the outlet tube-about two inches in diameter-was almost completely blocked with ice" but I'm unsure if that would be correct, more of an educated guess