If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while
reading it?
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A. How well do elements of the text help the text achieve its goals?
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B. When did the author write this text, and how did he decide on its
goals?
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C. What elements in this text are ones I like to use in my writing as
well?
D. How interesting do I find the elements of the text, and do I care
about its goals?

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.