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Identifying Author's Purpose

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

11th Grade

Identifying Author's Purpose
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day.

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Tesco because they hurt local businesses.

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Instruct

Criticize

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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

Instruct

Persuade

Entertain

Inform

Criticize

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The development of a reliable steam engine in the late 1700s sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

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