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Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The story of a teenage boy learning to understand and live with his father, who is an alcoholic Vietnam war veteran.  
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
2.
A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
3.
An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
4.
Candace started to reply, but began to sneeze instead. As her eyes began to get watery, Candace said good-bye to the kitten, and put him down. She walked away feeling sorry for herself.
a)
entertain
b)
inform
c)
persuade
5.
Why do birds fly south in the winter?  Because it's too far to walk! 
a)
entertain
b)
inform
c)
persuade
6.
This flower pot is a way to brighten your room and grow pretty flowers. You will need a clay flower pot, pretty buttons, super glue, paint brush, and paints. 
Steps:
1. Paint the pot inside and out with two or three coats of paint.
2. Once the pot is dry, use your craft glue to glue the buttons to the rim of the pot. Tip: If the buttons don't stick, ask your mom or dad to glue them on with a hot glue gun.
3. Use either artificial flowers (you'll need Styrofoam to keep them in place) or plant a flower bulb (and add soil) for a bloom you'll see later in the season
a)
entertain
b)
inform
c)
persuade
7.
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. 
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
8.
Beth and her mom went to the circus. This was a special day because she had never ben to a circus before. They bought peanuts and went to their seats. She saw clowns, jugglers, and people on trapezes. There were elephants, lions, and tigers. It was a very exciting day for Beth. 
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
9.
Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and new he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the hard work had paid off. 
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
10.
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get a long.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
11.
 I was running faster than I ever ran before.  I didn’t know why the man in the black mask was chasing me to begin with, but I was really, really scared.  This is the most scared I think I have ever been before.  All I did was turn the corner and accidentally bump into this man and the next thing I knew he was screaming and yelling at me to “Come back!”  Who was this creepy man yelling at me?  Why was he chasing me  I made a quick dash behind a parked car in the parking lot of Wendy’s.  I thought I may have lost him, but I felt his strong hand grab me and shake me. “What, what, what do you want with me?” I hollered at him.  He kept shaking me.    Finally I woke up and my mom was shaking me in my bed telling me to “Get up for school.”  She said, “You were having a terrible dream Jason.”  Boy was she ever right about that!
a)
inform
b)
entertain
c)
persuade 
12.
If you have ever walked with bare feet on a rocky beach and stepped on something sharp, you may have found a barnacle.  Barnacles are small animals that make their own sharp shells.  They stick themselves onto rocks, boats, or jetties.  When the water covers them, barnacles wave tiny feet to catch their food.  Barnacles eat plants that are so small that we cannot see them.
a)
inform
b)
entertain
c)
persuade