author's purpose

Funny stories, comics, and mystery stories are most likely written to:

(a)  

• entertain
• persuade
• inform

The author included paragraph 5 in the article to

(read the paragraph)

• explain how tigers are being effected

• demonstrate tigers are friendly animals

• describe how everyone can help tigers

• show tigers cannot take care of themselves

When authors just want the reader to enjoy the story and have fun reading, their purpose is to:

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

• trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

• trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

The author's use of a photograph of several of JK Rowling's books in her biography

• suggest that they are the first books written by Rowling

• encourage the reader to buy books by Rowling

• show which books are her favorite

• show examples of Rowling's books that the reader may recognize

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What is the author's purpose of this writing?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

What is the author's purpose?

A magazine article written about JJ Watt's long football career as an offensive lineman with the Houston Texans.

• Persuade you to buy tickets to a Texans game.

• Describe how to play football like JJ Watt.

• Inform you about JJ Watt's experience playing football.

• Suggest JJ Watt is the best offensive lineman ever.

What is the author's purpose?

A biography written about Michael Jordan.

• explains why so many people want to be like Michael

• tells the events in Jordan's life that made him successful

• tells why Jordan decided to start playing basketball

• explains Jordan's opinions about the game of basketball

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?"

"That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies.

After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?"

"Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."

What is the author's purpose of this writing?