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Audience

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John is writing a blog post. Who would be considered his audience?

a)

The readers that John's blog post is intended for

b)

A group of people listening at a concert

c)

Anyone who is reading John's blog post

d)

The reason John is writing the blog post

2.

What is the audience/purpose of this text: A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes.

a)

parents / inform

b)

college students / entertain

c)

doctors / persuade

d)

kids / entertain

3.

What is the audience / purpose of this text: An article comparing and contrasting American and Swedish health care systems.

a)

students / entertain

b)

doctors / inform

c)

babies / persuade

d)

teachers / inform

4.

Who is the most likely audience when writing a movie review?

a)

The film’s director and producer

b)

Interested viewers

c)

Actors and actresses

d)

People who have seen the film

5.

The book ws full of rhyming words, colorful pictures, and cutie-looking little people.

Who is most likely its intended audience?

a)

weight lifters

b)

women who care for dying patients

c)

a preschool classroom

d)

a cook at a barbecue cook-off

6.

What is the definition of audience?

a)

the readers that the text is intended for

b)

a group of people listening at a concert

c)

anyone who is reading the text

d)

the reason the text is written

7.

The newspaper feature writer wrote in last Tuesday's paper how

the cost of repairing the roads in the small town was going to cost millions of dollars and

how the local taxes would have to increase dramatically. Who is the intended audience for this article?

a)

children learning to ride a bike without training wheels

b)

people who own homes, property, and businesses in this town

c)

people who eat at the local diner

d)

the people who keep the cemetary clean and cared for

8.

A man from Colorado wrote an advertisement in a men's magazine

selling a guided hunt worth $11,000. Who is the intended audience for this ad?

a)

Men who like to eat nachos

b)

men who have beards and don't take baths

c)

Men who wear camo clothes and hunt with a bow

d)

men who like to sing and play the guitar or banjo

9.

If the audience is a group of Junior High School teachers,

which article would probably be written for them?

a)

Field Trips Worth Taking

in the Abilene Area

b)

Winter Tires: How to Choose Them for Your New Car

c)

Selecting the Right Roofing Shingle for Your Home

d)

Tips to Prepare Your Home for the Upcoming Winter

10.

Which article goes with which audience?

a)

Chef

1.

a Japanese Cookbook

b)

artist

2.

How to Wash Your Paintbrushes

c)

A lawn care company

3.

How to Get Rid of Sand Burrs

d)

A television repairman

4.

How to Properly Greet Homeowners

e)

Congressman

5.

Getting Laws Approved with Public Help

11.

John is writing a blog post. Who would be considered his audience?

a)

The readers that John's blog post is intended for

b)

A group of people listening at a concert

c)

Anyone who is reading John's blog post

d)

The reason John is writing the blog post

12.

What is the most likely purpose of a report that is full of facts and statistics?

a)

To teach a difficult lesson

b)

To explain a complex issue

c)

To describe a beautiful place

d)

To argue a personal opinion

13.

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?

a)

To entertain readers with stories from the play

b)

To convince other people to read the play

c)

To persuade readers to attend a play

d)

To explain the main ideas in the play

14.

Who is the target audience?

a)

Children

b)

Young Adults

c)

Older Adults

d)

Females

15.

What is the purpose of this image?

a)

Promote

b)

Inform

c)

Educate

d)

Entertain

16.

Identify the target audience for this image.

a)

Female Children

b)

Female Teenagers

c)

Princesses

d)

Adult Males

17.

Who is the target audience for this image?

a)

Children

b)

Males

c)

Actors

d)

Females

18.

If a tool production company wanted to attract women and girls

to purchase their tools, which of the following strategies would they use?

a)

Cover them in glitter

b)

Make them a bit smaller in size, and add a little bit of pink coloring to the product

c)

Give everyone a free lip gloss coupon if they buy the product

d)

Provide a police escort over to the tool department for women who don't know where they are found at Wal-Mart.

19.

This product is marketed to which target gender?

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Neutral

d)

Other

20.

Who would be the intended audience for a commercial for

Fireside Surfpark in The Colony, Texas, featuring their instructors, the cool

technology which allows people to surf realistic waves, and a price list for surfing?

a)

Preschoolers at a birthday party

b)

Senior Citizens at a nursing home

c)

Women who are watching for tornadoes while their kids are playing at summer baseball games

d)

Teenagers looking for something fun to do during the upcoming Spring Break