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WorksheetsAuthor's Purpose
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:
trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.
trying to get you to do or try something.
trying to give you information and teach you facts.
trying to see if you are paying attention.
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 story about two girls that go on a crazy adventure is written to ______.
What is the purpose of a section in a history book describing the way of life of the first people of Trinidad and Tobago?
What is the purpose of an “X-men” comic book?
What is the author's purpose?
What is the author's purpose?
There is a website saying that a new highway should not be built because it will destroy the habitat of endangered animals. The website is asking readers to sign a "Stop the Highway" petition.
What is the author's purpose?
What is the author's purpose?
Read the passage below and answer the question.
The Sunnyvale Primary School hosted a Mother's Day program on Friday, 5th May, 20__. The event was held from six o'clock in the evening, at the Sunnyvale Community Centre. Three hundred parents were present, along with the students and staff.
The author most likely wrote this passage to...
Inform the reader
Entertain the reader
Provide a description for the reader
What is the author's purpose?
Frogs are amphibians. They can live on either land or in water. A frog can lay thousands of egg called frog spawn.
The author's purpose in writing this passage is to...
Inform the reader about frogs.
To persuade the reader to buy frogs.
To describe how to buy frogs.
"Johnny was successful as the president of Bayview School's Student Council. He got an extra recess on Thursdays for his 5th grade class. A vending machine was also brought in to fundraise for the 4H club. Johnny is the best choice for President. Vote for Johnny to have a second term as President." This is an example of ______ writing.
Informative
Entertaining
Persuasion
Performance
A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?"
"That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies.
After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?"
"Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."
Persuasion
Informative
Entertaining
Exciting
A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza and offering nutritional information
Prior to the fight, Josi Farrel and Hema Gill were conversing in the classroom. Then, Marti Vince approached the students and accused Josi of cheating in the English test. Josi stated that she had not cheated, but Marti persisted with the accusations.
inform
textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are written to:
advertisements, opinions and campaign speeches are all examples of writing to _____.
First, you get the bread. Then, you get the jelly and peanut butter. Then, you get a butter knife and spread the jelly and peanut butter on separate pieces of bread. Lastly, put the two slices of bread together and BOOM! You got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
