author's purpose

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.

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

The author of an car and truck magazine wrote about a new kind of tire that has just been created for people who live in areas that experience flooding. These tires are for deep water and are supposed to prevent vehicles from slipping off the road. What is the Author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

The title of the book helps the reader by

• showing what the book is about

• identifying the topic of the book

• providing examples of the topic

• listing ideas about the topic

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

• A

• B

• C

• D

Welcome to National Park
Watch for signs along the trail. They will tell you about the trees, plants, and animals that live here. The trail is six miles long and takes the average person two hours to hike. There are two rest stops along the way. 

• to persuade
• to inform
• to entertain
• to describe

• to explain

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

Read the short story below and determine the author's purpose.

Frogs are amphibians. They can live on either land or in water. A frog can lay thousands of eggs called frog spawn.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

In a newspaper articles, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain