Author's Purpose

1. "Let's help one another build a progressive nation."

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to inform

• d. to narrate

2. "When I went from place to place, I saw what the people needed."

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to inform

• d. to narrate

• e. to explain

3. "Corruption hinders the country from progressing."

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to inform

• d. to narrate

• e. to explain

4. "The houses are built from wooden scraps and a rusty old galvanized iron roof."

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to inform

• d. to narrate

6. A story about a family trying to stick together and survive the devastating typhoon.

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to narrate

• d. to entertain

7. A section in the history book describing the conditions and causes of Martial Law.

• a. to inform

• b. to persuade

• c. to narrate

• d. to entertain

8. An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smartphone.

• a. to narrate

• b. to explain

• c. to persuade

• d. to entertain

9. An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.

• a. to narrate

• b. to explain

• c. to persuade

• d. to entertain

10. A poem about how crazy the English language can get.

• a. to narrate

• b. to explain

• c. to persuade

• d. to entertain

5. "I have done various projects for the clean and green program."

• a. to describe

• b. to persuade

• c. to inform

• d. to explain