"Water service will stop from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday while the main pipe is repaired. Fill your containers before Friday evening." What is the writer mainly trying to do?

"The old lighthouse still stands, but ships stopped passing it once the new port channel opened. Its lamp room is empty." What does the text let you conclude without saying it?

"Sardines cost less for each gram of protein than most meat. Serve them twice a week and your food budget will stretch." The topic is sardines. What is the author's purpose?

"Marisol looked at the darkening sky, pulled the damp shirts off the line, and hurried them indoors." What does the text let you conclude?

"Our new filter removes the dirt that makes tap water look cloudy. No tools are needed. Just twist it onto the faucet and turn the water on." Who is this text written for?

"Please approve the release of funds for two extra electric fans in Room 9, and sign the request before Friday so the fans arrive next week." Who is the intended reader?

"Imagine a reader who has never stood on a rice terrace. This chapter is written for that reader, so every farming term is defined the first time it appears." What audience does the writer address?

"At our meeting last month you asked why the ceiling leaks only on the east side. Here is the answer I promised you then." What audience does the writer address?

From a letter: "Your delivery arrived on Tuesday with two cracked tiles in the third box. I am asking for replacements within seven days." What is the writer trying to do?

A tarpaulin outside a school reads: "Lowest tuition in town. Slots close on June 15. Enroll today and keep your seat." What is the tarpaulin trying to do?

"Before the storm, tape your windows, charge every flashlight, and move important papers to a high shelf." The topic is storm damage. What is the author's purpose?

"Did you eat?" Lola asked, already setting a second plate on the table. What does the text let you conclude about Lola?

"The rooster crowed at three in the morning, then again ten minutes later, then sat on the fence looking pleased with himself." What is the writer mainly trying to do?

"Sort your trash tonight. Wet waste in green, dry waste in blue. A sorted sack is collected. An unsorted one is left at your gate." Which statement gives the author's purpose, not the topic?

"Our school garden feeds sixty pupils each Friday. Give one free hour this month and it can feed a hundred." Which of these is the topic rather than the purpose?

A school notice reads: "Class cards will be released to parents or guardians only, at the classroom, from Monday to Wednesday." What can a student conclude?

"Samples were held at 4 degrees Celsius for 48 hours, then assayed in triplicate. Recovery values fell within the range reported for the standard method." Who is this text written for?

"The bakery now opens at five in the morning. By ten past five the line already reaches the corner." What does the text let you conclude?

From an editorial: "Three pupils were hit crossing the highway this year. A footbridge costs less than one hospital stay. Council votes on Tuesday." What is the writer trying to do?

An advertisement reads: "Buy Malinis soap. Nine out of ten mothers we asked said their floors looked brighter." The main purpose of this text is to persuade readers to buy the soap.