authors purpose

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Persuade

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Make people agree with you

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Entertain

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To make people enjoy something

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What is the author's purpose in the story about Ted trying out for the basketball team?

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to tell a story about a boy who worked hard

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What is the author's purpose in the passage: "It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career." Options: to entertain with a story about school, to teach you how to get good grades, to persuade you to work hard in school, to explain the best colleges.

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to persuade you to work hard in school

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What is the author's purpose in the statement: "Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in 'The Awesome Artists' program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95."

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to convince you to attend an art program

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Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and fangs that inject venom. Spiders have primarily four pairs of eyes on the top-front area. What is the author's purpose?

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To describe characteristics of a spider.

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When an author writes to entertain, they:

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try to capture your attention with something funny or emotional

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The author most likely wrote this selection to -
Options: Describe what it's like to live on the moon. , Entertain with a story about astronauts. , Persuade you to consider building a colony on the moon. , Inform you about an exciting new technological advance. 

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Persuade you to consider building a colony on the moon.

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The author most likely wrote this selection to -

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Describe a delicious dessert.

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The author most likely wrote this selection to - Available in blue, red, or white, this pure wool sweater features long sleeves, a row of six stone buttons, and a collar embroidered with tiny silver flowers.

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Describe what the sweater looks like.