Author's Purpose PIEED/Problem and Solution

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An author's purpose is...

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the reason an author writes

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below:
Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.
Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe

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Persuade

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below: Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle. Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe

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Inform

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below: Driving west from Capital Park, turn left onto Maple Avenue. Continue for 3 blocks until you come to Trumbull Street, and then turn right. The library will be on your left.Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe

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Explain

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below: Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dragon's quest! Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe

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Entertain

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Hank came home from school and he was hungry. He decided to see if there was anything in the cupboard to eat. He checked the shelf and couldn't find any chips or crackers. He looked in another cupboard and there weren't any snack there either. Finally he looked in the frig and there he found some apples to eat.
What is the solution?

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Hank found apples to eat.

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What is the problem in the story about Stacey riding her bike?

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She scraped her knee.

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What text structure is used in the question: 'One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked?' Options: directions, problem and solution, cause and effect, description and list.

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problem and solution

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What type of text structure is described in the passage about animal shelters? Options: cause and effect, description, problem and solution, compare and contrast.

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problem and solution

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What is the problem in this passage? One issue that the world is facing today is the overcrowding of animal shelters. Animal shelters take in approximately 6.5 million animals per year. Only about 3.2 million are adopted. This leave so many more animals to love. One way to solve this problem is to encourage more people to adopt animals from the shelter instead of buying them from a pet store.

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Animal shelters are over crowded.