WorksheetsAudience&Purpose (FA)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why is it important to keep the audience in mind when writing an essay?
It determines if quotes are required.
It informs the specific content to include.
It decides the amount of research needed.
It controls which sources to use.
Who is the most likely audience when writing a movie review?
The film’s director and producer
Interested viewers
Actors and actresses
People who have seen the film
Which of these factors should be kept in mind when deciding how to write a paper for a specific audience?
The knowledge level of those reading the paper
The credibility of the paper’s sources and quotations
The grading scale for the paper
The opinions of people in the community
The publisher of a middle school textbook wants an author to publish a different version of a story that was originally written for adults. Which of the following changes is most important for the author to consider adjusting for her new audience?
The vocabulary level
The setting of the story
The title of the story
The level of detail
What is the most likely purpose of a manual showing people how to put together a small end table?
To convince
To entertain
To inform
To argue
What is the most likely purpose of a report that is full of facts and statistics?
To teach a difficult lesson
To explain a complex issue
To describe a beautiful place
To argue a personal opinion
What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing an article in a scientific journal?
To persuade readers to adopt a new way of thinking
To entertain readers with an interesting story
To explain details about his or her personal life
To inform readers about a complex concept
What is the most likely purpose of an essay that is full of claims, evidence, and reasons?
To argue a specific issue
To teach a helpful skill
To describe an important scene
To explain a difficult concept
What is the MOST important reason to define the purpose of what you are writing?
The purpose affects how you will write.
The purpose affects where you will write.
The purpose affects when you will write.
The purpose affects the way your writing will look.
A student has been assigned to write a paper summarizing the themes of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth. What is the most likely purpose of the paper?
To entertain readers with stories from the play
To convince other people to read the play
To persuade readers to attend a play
To explain the main ideas in the play
A student has been instructed to write a two-page, first-person essay about her recent trip to the Grand Canyon. What title would best reflect her purpose?
The Grand Canyon: A Geological Marvel
The Ten Best Things about the Southwest
My Vacation with Canyons, Donkeys, and Scenery
Grandma Helena’s Dream Trip Come True
Which of the following is probably NOT a possible purpose for a science lab report?
To inform
To analyze
To describe
To entertain
After completing a project in one of your classes, your teacher asks you to write an additional piece in which you talk about how the assignment went and what you learned from it. The purpose of this piece of writing can BEST be described as . . .
To evaluate
To reflect
To inform
To entertain
What is the purpose of a police report of specific crime, including eyewitness reports?
To evaluate
To entertain
To describe
To reflect
Which of the following is MOST likely the purpose of a novel?
To analyze
To persuade
To entertain
To inform
