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What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about school
• to teach you how to get good grades
• to persuade you to work hard in school
• to explain the best colleges

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I wonder who 
 invented paper plates?  He was a
 clever guy!  Imagine having to lug heavy plates to a picnic, and then have to carry them home again.
What is the author's perspective?

• The author thinks that disposable products are harming the environment. 
• The author thinks that disposable products are wonderful.

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a pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products used by animals

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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What is the author's purpose?
A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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a newspaper article about why the Cardinals are the best team in baseball

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

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Bats pollinate countless tropical plants, and they are essential for regrowing cleared or damaged rainforests because they scatter the seeds of "pioneer plants" that begin the restoration process. And a new study shows that insect-eating bats save farmers in the United States more that $3.5 billion a year in reduced pesticide use because they eat moths and other insects that destroy crops. But maybe the most important reason to protect bats is that we need to conserve wildlife species so future generations can appreciate the wonders of nature just as we can.

CITE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to support the statement that bats are helpful to farmers.

• "Bats scatter the seeds of 'pioneer plants.'"

• "Bats save farmers in the United States more than $3.5 billion a year in reduced pesticide use because they eat moths and other insects that destroy crops."

• "Bats pollinate countless tropical plants."

• "Bats are essential for regrowing cleared or damaged rainforests."

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The author's purpose is to convince us that the ________________ is true.

• evidence

• claim

• counterclaim

• clues

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Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.

The author wrote this article most likely to -

• show the benefits of The Awesome Artists prgram

• compare the cost of an art program to a music program

• convince people to sign up for an art program

• explain why The Awesome Artists program is the best

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Have you thought about what you are going to give your mom for Mother's Day? What?! You weren't going to bother getting her anything? Whoa- I would think twice about that if I were you! Is a card or a small gift too much to bother with for someone who has done so much for you?

The author's purpose is most likely

• to describe different Mother's Day gifts

• to explain why mothers deserve a gift on Mother's Day

• to convince readers to do something special for their mom on Mother's Day

• to show readers that not getting a Mother's Day gift causes moms to feel unsatisfied

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