The Author's Purpose

The word inform means to ______________.

• give an informal speech

• give information

• provide amusement

• provide an opinion

The word persuade means to ____________________.

• make people agree with you

• make people angry

• make people disagree with you

• make people happy

The word entertain means to ___________________.

• make people scared

• make people sad

• provide amusement

• provide information

When an author wants to provide amusement or enjoyment, they are writing to ____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

When an author wants to give you information about a topic, they are writing to ____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

In a novel, the author's purpose is to _______________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

In a song, the author's purpose is to _____________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

A recipe explaining how to make pizza is written to ___________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Directions on how to assemble the new bed you bought from IKEA were written to ________________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to ________________.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain