Author's Purpose Quiz

Read the paragraph and determine the author's purpose.

Perseus’ heart pounded in his chest. He held his shield out in front of him, using it as a mirror to see Medusa’s reflection. He felt almost blind, creeping along in this way, but he was terrified of accidentally looking directly at her, and of being turned to stone.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Read the paragraph and determine the author's purpose.

Medusa was a sea nymph. She made the goddess Athena so angry that Athena turned Medusa’s hair into snakes, and her lower body into the body of a serpent. She made Medusa so ugly that one look from her would turn anyone into stone.

• Persuade

• inform

• entertain

Read the paragraph and determine the author's purpose.

Everyone should read the Greek myths. They tell us a great deal about human nature. They also tell us a lot about the time period that they came from.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Read the paragraph and determine the author's purpose.

We all got excited when our teacher said she had an important announcement. She told us that we had won the contest for reading the most pages in the reading marathon. Each of us would receive a gift certificate to use at the local bookstore. Our class will also be treated to a visit by a famous author. This was such exciting news, I ran home to tell my mom.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the author's purpose of a book of songs written by a 5th grade class?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What is the author's purpose of a science textbook?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the author's purpose in writing a speech about the benefits of brushing your teeth?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

An example of a persuasive text would be...

• a book of recipes

• an instruction manual

• an advertisement

• the tv cartoon Scooby-Do

True or False? Most fiction books are made for entertainment.

• True

• False

When an author is trying to give facts or teach us something, it is considered a...

• Persuasive text

• Informational text

• a text for entertainment