WorksheetsAuthor's Purpose
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In directions, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
2.
Advertisements are created to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
3.
In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
4.
The author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
5.
In a poem, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
6.
The author wants to give you information about a subject.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
7.
The play, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare was written to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
8.
In a campaign speech, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
9.
In a novel, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
10.
In a song, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
11.
A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
12.
A screenplay was written to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
13.
The author's purpose for writing a newspaper editorial is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
14.
Biographies and autobiographies were written to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
15.
Directions on how to assemble the new bed you bought from IKEA were written to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
100 %
