WorksheetsAuthor's Purpose
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
(Authors purpose for writing)
a)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
b)
Perform, Infer, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Inform, Educate
d)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
2.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people fall in love
3.
Inform means...
a)
Give informal speech
b)
Give information or teach something
c)
Take the form
d)
Give in a form
4.
Come and buy Kaizen's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text?
a)
To Persuade
b)
To Entertain
c)
To Inform
d)
To Explain
5.
Commercials are used for...
a)
Persuading
b)
Entertaining
c)
Informing
d)
Explaining
6.
If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...
a)
To Entertain
b)
To Persuade
c)
To Explain
d)
To Inform
7.
Shane 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
8.
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
9.
Florida is a state in the southern United States. The capital is Tallahassee. The state flower is the orange blossom. The state bird is the mockingbird. Florida became the 27th state in 1845. The state tree is the Sabal Palm. There are many beaches and cities in Florida.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
10.
a story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
11.
a section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
12.
a pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products used by animals
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
13.
a story of a young woman who, after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her grandmother
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
14.
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
15.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
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