要求考生分析作者运用某一写作手法的目的。常见的提问方式有:
1)What was Mrs Smith's attitude to the author at the end of the story?
2)The writer uses ... to(show that) ________.
3)By quoting ..., the author intends to ________.
4)By telling the story of ..., the author intend s to ________.
5)The story of ... is used to ________.
6)What would the author most likely continue to talk about in the next paragraph(s)?
7)The purpose of the writer to write the passage is __________.