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If the author is teaching you something, it's NON-FICTION or Science related then the main purpose is probably

• Persuade
• Inform
• Express
• Entertain

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When you are talking about author's purpose it's..

• The central idea that the author has about a topic.
• A general term for main idea.
• None of these
• The reason the author wrote the text. It ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

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In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.
What is the author main point?

• The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
• The piano is a string instrument.
• The piano is a popular instrument.
• The strings of a piano makes the sound.

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the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

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By stating "Not everyone is over the moon about NASA’s plans," the author means that

• not everyone wants to visit the moon.
• not everyone is happy about NASA’s plans.
• every person is excited for NASA.
• there is no money.

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What is the author's purpose in including the sound of the drum beating to call the Mouse Council?

• to create suspense and foreshadow trouble for Despereaux

• to excite the reader with happy beats on the drum

• to make the reader sad that Despereaux is going to get in trouble

• to create a playful mood in the reader

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The author is teaching, providing facts and information

• entertain

• persuade

• main idea

• inform

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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 from the passage?

• Why we can taste only certain things.

• That we taste through our noses

• Where taste buds are found

• We have taste buds on our tongues

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The author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, most likely wrote Hatchet to ____________.

• Inform readers how to survive a plane crash.

• Entertain readers with a story about a brave boy.

• Persuade readers to learn how to fly a plane.

• Amuse readers with a humurous story.

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