WorksheetsAuthor's Purpose
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Pets should be allowed in restaurants. I brought my dog to dinner, and the waiter threw us out. He said that dogs were dirty, but my dog is cleaner than many people. I know! It's not fair - it's a ridiculous rule, and it should be changed.
Watch for signs along the trail. They will tell you about the trees, plants, and animals that live here. The trail is six miles long and takes the average person two hours to hike. There are two rest stops along the way.
A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful
A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates
Instructions on how to make a compost pile
A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage
A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner
to convince
When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:
trying to give you information to teach you the facts.
trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.
trying to get you to do or try something.
trying to see if you are paying attention.
When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is
trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.
trying to give you information and teach you facts.
trying to get you to do or try something.
trying to see if you are paying attention.
A non-fiction textbook
True or False? Most fiction books are made for entertainment.
True
False
When an author is trying to give facts or teach us something, it is considered a...
Persuasive text
Informational text
a text for entertainment
