Sailing for New Lands: Author's Purpose

Why did the author most likely write this passage?

• A.To teach readers about European exploration
• B.To get readers to buy a product
• C.To tell a made-up ghost story

Which sentence did the author write in this passage?

• A.They tell us more about the story, like how the dog helps…
• B.One famous explorer, Christopher Columbus, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492…
• C.When dinosaurs died, some of their bones and footprints were buried under…