Reading Strategies Review

What's the Author's Purpose?

A one page printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box.

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Identify the CAUSE in this sentence:

Squeaks, the dog, ran outside after hearing a strange noise.

• Squeaks ran outside.

• Squeaks heard a strange noise.

What is the Author's Purpose?

A speech in which a student promises pizza everyday in the cafeteria if he is elected class president.

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Identify the EFFECT in this sentence:

Kelly was late returning her library book, so she had to pay a fine to the library before getting another book.

• Kelly returned her book late to the library.

• Kelly had to pay a fine.

What's the Author's Purpose?

A picture book about a dog that gets lost on a family vacation and has to find his way home

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Identify the CAUSE in this sentence:

Anna had to walk all the way to the store because she could not find her car keys.

• Anna walked all the way to the store.

• Anna lost her car keys.

What's the Author's Purpose?

An Internet pop-up ad about the new iPhone 11

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Identify the EFFECT in this sentence:

As a result of the speech he wrote, Philip won first place in the debate competition.

• Philip wrote a speech.

• Philip won 1st place in the competition.

What's the Author's Purpose?

A podcast about how Smartphones are made

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Idenitfy the CAUSE in this sentence:

Mark ran laps and worked on his jump shot everyday over the summer, and in the fall he made the basketball team!

• Mark trained hard.

• Mark made the team.