Author's Purpose

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Answer explanation

The correct reasons we write are to Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. These purposes help authors engage with their audience in different ways.

Check all that apply:

What are the reason's an author would write something?

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Explain

• To Entertain

• To Bore You

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

• Explain

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Entertain' because the passage is setting up a story with a hero and a quest, which is meant to captivate and amuse the audience.

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Answer explanation

The author's purpose is to persuade the audience to believe that every house should have a dog by highlighting their positive qualities like cuteness, loyalty, and protection.

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods taht belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Inform' because the passage provides information about the Food Group Pyramid and how it helps in eating healthy, without trying to persuade or entertain the reader.

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you

• Make people angry

• Make people think the opposite thing

• Make people fall in love

Answer explanation

Persuade means to make people agree with you, not to make them angry, think the opposite thing, or fall in love. Therefore, the correct choice is 'Make people agree with you'.

Entertain means...

• To make people scared

• To make people sad

• To make people enjoy something

• To go to the circus

Answer explanation

Entertain means to make people enjoy something, so the correct answer is 'To make people enjoy something'.

Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules

• to inform about the rules of games

• to persuade people to follow the rules

• to explain the rules of chess

Answer explanation

The author's purpose is to persuade people to follow the rules, as mentioned in the text that rules are important for people to get along.

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Answer explanation

The author's purpose is to persuade the audience to have a dog by highlighting their positive qualities, such as being cute, loyal, and protective.

I went to the zoo with my family. We saw different types of animals. My favorite animals to see were the lions. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Answer explanation

The author's purpose is to entertain the readers by sharing their experience of visiting the zoo with their family and seeing different types of animals, particularly the lions.