Author's Purpose: 4th grade

Question 1

A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series

Accepted Answer

Inform

Question 2

The lyrics to a song written by popular music group

Accepted Answer

express

Question 3

A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched because of a conflict

Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 4

A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses

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persuade

Question 5

A poem about love

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 6

A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans

Accepted Answer

inform

Question 7

The instructions for the board game, Monopoly

Accepted Answer

Inform

Question 8

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 9

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 10

The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 11

A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year

Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 12

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches

Accepted Answer

inform

Question 13

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 14

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them...

Accepted Answer

inform

Question 15

A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter...

Accepted Answer

persuade

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