Author's Purpose

What is the most likely reason Jerrry Spinelli wrote "Knots In My Yo-yo String"?

• to describe a football game

• to explain why he loved football as a child

• to explain how he became a writer

• to describe life with his children

What word best describes Spinelli's writing style?

• humorous

• depressing

• mysterious

• formal

in figurative language, what is an exaggeration called?

• a simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

Helen Keller wrote "Water" (from The story of My Life) to

• inform the reader how she started to understand and communicate

• explain how to live without sight or hearing

• persuade readers on her life

• inform readers about being blind and deaf

When Helen Keller become blind and deaf?

• at birth

• when she was 18 months old after a high fever

• when she was 12 after a high fever

• when she was 21 after an accident

What is the author's purpose when he/she uses some of the senses to tell about an object?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe

What is the author's purpose when he/she wants the reader to enjoy the text

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe

What is the author's purpose when he/she tries to influence the reader's opinion?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe

What is the author's purpose when he/she writes the steps the reader should follow?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe

What is the author's purpose when he/she provides facts and information about a topic?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• describe