Author's Purpose Game

Why is it important to know the author's purpose of a story?

• To find out what the author likes

• Because your teacher said so

• Helps readers to understand what a story is about

• For fun

A story that is funny, silly, or scary is trying to ______ you.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

Which of the following were written to entertain? (Select all that apply)

• poems

• fiction books

• textbooks

• comic books

• biographies

When writing to _________ an author's goal is to share information that is typically real and factual.

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

Your science textbook was written to __________ readers about the planets.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

When you read a story and the author is trying to get you to buy something, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

You just read a story about the importance of exercising, the author's purpose is to __________?

Which of the following were written to inform?

• the job posting section of a news paper

• article of the day

• a story about talking dogs

• fiction books

• nonfiction books

You just read a recipe for how to make green eggs and ham, what was the author's purpose?

• persuade

• entertain

• inform