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

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?