Recognizing Author Appeal

R+: Standard 6A- Recognizing Authors Purpose

Lesson 2

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpts below and answer the questions that follow.

One of the people who was instrumental in bringing about the Civil War was neither a fiery military leader nor an influential politician. She was a writer. Her name was Harriet Beecher Stowe.

In the excerpt above, what is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Share an experience

Multiple Choice

Harriett Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, emphasized the cruelty of slavery and inflamed feelings in both the North and the South, thus hastening the outbreak of war.

What is the author's purpose in this sentence?

• persuade people to pick a side in the Civil War

• to inform people of the effect the book had on both sides of the war

• to tell the reader all the entertaining parts of the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin

• to share the authors experience in writing the book

Multiple Choice

When considering a career, stop and take a good, honest look at yourself. If you are to choose a career that will suit you — and to which you will be suited — you will need to realistically examine what you can offer to the workforce and what you may reasonably expect to get in return.

In the excerpt above, what is the author’s purpose?

• to persuade someone to select a specific job

• to inform people of the things they should consider before picking a career

• to entertain the reader by making them laugh at themselves

• to share their own experience with the career they selected

Multiple Choice

You might begin by figuring out a kind of “balance sheet” of yourself. On it you would list each of the following: your educational background and preparation; your special skills, aptitudes, and creative talents; your strengths and weaknesses of character, especially those that are fundamental to the world of work; and your own personal goals.

What is the author’s purpose in section?

• To convince you not to evaluate yourself before beginning a career

• to inform you about how to examine how qualified you are to see if you are a good fit for a job

• to entertain any and all job positions that come your way, even if you aren't qualified

• to tell about their story of how they got their job

Multiple Choice

Getting some people to go to the dentist “is like pulling teeth.”

In the excerpt above, what is the author’s purpose?

• To persuade you not to go to the dentist

• to inform you of what happens when you go to the dentist

• to entertain you with a hilarious quote

• to tell a story about some people's opinions about dentists based on experience.

Multiple Choice

Having a tooth pulled is an unpleasant experience. Hardly anybody looks forward to it. Many people start to shake at the very thought of going to the dentist, even for a checkup. They just seem to link the dentist with pain and fear of pain.

What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade you not to get a tooth pulled.

• to explain why people don't enjoy trips to the dentist.

• to make you laugh based on how people react when they enter the dentist's office

• to tell a story about the time they had their own tooth extracted

Multiple Choice

But modern medicine has led to changes for the better. Those who are afraid of the dentist’s chair, or who just will not go to the dentist, now have options that are free from both pain and stress.

What is the author's purpose in this sentence?

• to persuade people to stop being afraid of the dentist

• to inform people of new options when going to the dentist.

• to make entertaining comments on people who are afraid of the dentist.

• to share their experience with new pain and stress free methods the dentist uses.