If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while reading it? a. how many hours of research did the author put into writing it? b. what elements are used, and do they the authors purpose? c. what elements do i find interesting, and do i care about the authors purpose? d. how does this text affect me and what i want to say to the world?

if a reader wants to evaluate a text, the best question to ask while reading it is "what elements are used, and do they help the authors purpose? "

Explanation:

When you analyze a text it is important to take in consideration the main purpose of it, then the only questions that focus on that is option B, the answers that you may have from the other options don't really help to make an impartial and critic analysis that will cover the literary elements instead of personal opinions.