what "main idea" of a paragraph means?

information that represents the whole paragraph, the important point in the paragraph

what is the meaning of author's purpose "to entertain" ?

to provide the reader with a story just for fun.

which advertisement sentence that is likely to persuade people more to buy the product?

this is the world best cheese for its taste and quality

"Sale on now", what does the author's purpose of writing the sentence?

to persuade people to come and shop

what is the author's purpose of writing this text?

to inform football being dangerous

if a text provides facts in it, what is the author's purpose?

to try to give informationor teach the topic to the readers

Recipe of a pancake has a purpose to.......

to inform people the procedure of making it.

what is the value/ lesson can be learnt from the story?

One should make any possible efforts to safe his or her life

"An advertisement for a perfume brand used by world celebrity" has a purpose for?

to influence people to buy the same product, to promote the perfume to public

what is the purpose of reading a text?

to comprehend it, to get the authors' message, to kill time and as a hobby

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1
what "main idea" of a paragraph means?
the important information in all paragraph
secondary information provided in the text
information that represents the whole paragraph
the important point in the paragraph
2
A text that typically has a phrase like "67% of people are...." and usually gives statistic is?
informative facts
fairy tales
folk story
unreliable data
3
what is the meaning of author's purpose "to entertain" ?
to provide the reader with a story just for fun.
to provide interesting piece of history
to give you information about something.
to convince you to do something or agree with them
4
which advertisement sentence that is likely to persuade people more to buy the product?
this is the world best cheese for its taste and quality
the cheese is cheap for you to buy
this is a cheese that is australian made and owned.
this cheese is made from a fresh milk
5
"Sale on now", what does the author's purpose of writing the sentence?
to explain what is happening
To inform about the facts
to entertain buyers with the sentence
to persuade people to come and shop
6
what is type of text that aims to describe people and their lives?
brochure
realistic fictions
political ads
biography
7
what is the author's purpose of writing this text?
to inform about the fun game
to inform about how football is played?
to inform football being dangerous
to entertain with the facts about football
8
if a text provides facts in it, what is the author's purpose?
to try to give informationor teach the topic to the readers
to encourage people to take actions to solve problems
to persuade people to believe in the facts
the author wants the reader to respond to the text
9
Recipe of a pancake has a purpose to.......
to influence people to make it
to inform people the procedure of making it.
to entertain people to enjoy reading it
to explain that the recipe is delicious
10
what is the value/ lesson can be learnt from the story?
A big and strong hound dog is the best man’s friend
One should make any possible efforts to safe his or her life
We should have a dog to chase any dangerous animals
People should protect endagered rabbits
11
"I think hummingbirds are the most beautiful birds in the world",what type of sentence is that?
an opinion
a fact
fiction
a result of a research
12
"An advertisement for a perfume brand used by world celebrity" has a purpose for?
to describe the product
to influence people to buy the same product
to inform people of what kind of perfume used by celebrity
to promote the perfume to public
13
what is the purpose of "A humorous narrative about a personal experience" ?
to tell people about what has happened as a lesson
to amuse reader
to get people remember their own experience
to change people's opinion
14
What does the acronym for author's purpose "PIE" stand for?
perform, inform, eject
persuassion, information, engagement
persuade, inform, entertain
perceive, incline, establish
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what is the purpose of reading a text?
to comprehend it
to get the authors' message
to merely read without considering understanding
to kill time and as a hobby

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