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     The easy Chopper 3 will chop your vegetables for you in about 30 seconds. It is easy to use and you can use any vegetable. The cost is $ 29.95. Order yours today! 

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

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Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked. 
This author belives that:

• Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
• Gorillas are mean animals
• Gorillas don't like other animals.

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What is the word that means an underlying message or big idea in a story?

• theme
• anecdote
• mood
• tone
  

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WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OR IDEA THAT IS BEING PRESENTED IN PERSUASIVE WRITING?

• THEME
• CLAIM
• TOPIC
• PIZZA

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Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

• Why we can taste only sweet things.

• that we taste through our nose

• Taste buds are found in different places.

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The description of the day of the shooting begins the book in the prologue and is also in Chapter 23. The authors’ purpose for putting it twice was

• Because it was so important we should read it again

• To add tiny details the second time because the first time was not interesting enough

• To get us interested at first and wondering what caused the shooting and then bring us to the point where we understand the causes and Malala’s character

• Because a lot of people skip the prologue so it should be repeated

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HAMSTERS FOR SALE: Braxton Pet Store, Northwood Mall: We have a large selection of hamsters for sale this week. They are interesting pets and you will enjoy having one. They are only $ 17.99 this week. Come and buy yours today! 

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• to Entertain
• to Persuade

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The Gettysburg Address is a well known speech by Abraham Lincoln.

• to speak to

• to put energy into doing somehing

• to write on an envelope where it should be delivered

• a speech

• the location of a building

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Which is NOT considered one of the 3 purposes an author has for writing?

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Finances

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Tomatoes were once considered poisonous until some brave people took a bite of a tomato and survived. Now, tomatoes are used in salads, sandwiches, and all kinds of foods.

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

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