Author's Purpose

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What is the purpose of the passage about the rain barrel? Options: inform, describe, entertain, explain

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describe

Front

What is the purpose of the message: "Nothing to do tonight? Why not see a play? The theater is alive and well, and tickets are available. Call the ticket hotline now and reserve your seats." Options: persuade, inform, describe, explain

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persuade

Front

What is the purpose of the passage about water conservation? Options: persuade, inform, describe, entertain

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persuade

Front

What is the purpose of the passage about pursuing an acting career? Options: describe, persuade, explain, inform

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explain

Front

Purpose of survey on parents' views about homework burden in grades 1-8.

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inform

Front

What is the purpose of the passage about the Parker Theater?

Back

describe

Front

What is the purpose of the passage about Guppy Computers? Options: inform, explain, persuade, describe

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persuade

Front

What is the purpose of the passage where Lewis is panicking about his dead computer? Options: Persuade, Inform, entertain, describe

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entertain

Front

Janet sighed as she tossed her heavy backpack onto her bed. “Another long night of homework,” she thought. “And I wanted to watch TV tonight!”

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entertain

Front

What is the purpose of the passage: Christopher and Lena splashed through the puddles, laughing at the fat raindrops that fell from the sky. Lena remember a song she’d learned in preschool and began to sing, “It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring…”? Options: persuade, inform, explain, entertain

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entertain