Author's Purpose

An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes
• the reason an author teaches
• author's sense of humor
• author's way of life. 

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The author is the ____________ of a story. 

• writer
• artist
• reader
• setting

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You read a fiction book for fun. The purpose of the book is to...

• enterain
• persuade
• inform
• express feelings

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If you read a short, funny story, the purpose of the story is to _______________ you. 

• entertain 
• inform 
• persuade
• express feelings to 

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When you watch a debate on TV, the people debating are trying to ___________________ you. 

• enterain 
• inform
• persuade
• express feelings to

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Nonfiction is...

• fake stories
• true stories
• stories that are made up
• stories that are not real

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The author wants to give the reader factual information 

• perspective 
• persuade 
• inform 
• describe 

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The author wants to give the reader something to enjoy reading 

• entertain
• describe
• bias
• explain 

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The author is trying to convince the reader to do something or think a certain way 

• persuade
• inform
• bias
• explain 

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An “X-men” comic book.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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