Purpose for Reading

____________ gives you a very superficial idea of what the text is all about.

• Extensive Reading

• Scanning

• Skimming

This type of reading allows you to relax and develop general reading skills.

• Scanning

• Extensive Reading

• Intensive Reading

What is the definition of Author's Purpose?

• Why a reading passage was written.

• Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage.

• Figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words.

• Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.

Define the Author's Purpose "to persuade".

• A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.

• A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.

• A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.

• A reading passage that has many descriptive details.

Define the Author's Purpose "to inform".

• A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.

• A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.

• A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.

• A reading passage that has many descriptive details.

Define the Author's Purpose "to entertain".

• A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.

• A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.

• A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.

• A reading passage that has many descriptive details.

Choose the author's purpose.

Recycling will help the environment. Instead of throwing out aluminum cans, it is important for people to recycle them to help save the planet.

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

Choose the author's purpose.

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.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

Choose the author's purpose.

The boys spent the entire day flying their kite. The wind was perfect that day in the park.

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

Read the passage below and answer the question.

Marsupials are a type of mammal. 4 Female marsupials have a pocket that they use for carrying and protecting their babies. Most marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and koalas live in Australia. The only marsupial native to North America is the opossum.

What was the author's purpose in the passage?

• To entertain the reader

• To humor the reader

• To inform the reader

• To provide description for the reader.