Quiz on Author's Purpose

What is the author's purpose when writing a persuasive text?

• To entertain the reader

• To convince or persuade the reader

• To confuse the reader

• To inform the reader

What is the author's purpose when writing an informative text?

• To entertain the reader with fictional stories

• To confuse the reader with contradictory information

• To persuade the reader to take a particular action

• To provide information and educate the reader on a particular topic or subject.

What is the author's purpose when writing an entertaining text?

• To inform the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To educate the reader

• To persuade the reader

What is the author's purpose when writing an explanatory text?

• To entertain the reader.

• To persuade the reader.

• To confuse the reader.

• To provide information or explain a process or topic.

What is the author's purpose when writing an instructional text?

• To provide guidance or teach the reader how to do something

• To confuse the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To persuade the reader to buy something

What is the author's purpose when writing a story with a moral lesson?

• To promote a product

• To teach a lesson or convey a message

• To confuse the readers

• To entertain the readers

What is the author's purpose when writing a news article?

• To inform the readers about a current event or issue in an objective and unbiased manner.

• To promote the author's personal beliefs and opinions

• To entertain the readers with fictional stories

• To persuade the readers to take a certain action

What is the author's purpose when writing a biography?

• To entertain readers with interesting stories about someone's life.

• To provide a detailed account of someone's life, achievements, and experiences.

• To provide a fictionalized account of someone's life.

• To persuade readers to admire and respect the person being biographed.

What is the author's purpose when writing a set of instructions?

• To persuade the reader to buy a product

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information

• To entertain the reader with a fictional story

• To provide clear and concise steps for the reader to follow in order to complete a task or achieve a goal.

What is the author's purpose when writing a research paper?

• To entertain the reader with a fictional story

• To persuade the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint

• To provide detailed information on a specific topic based on thorough research

• To confuse the reader with complex terminologies