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Identify the purpose: Vote for me for president! Im the best future president out there and can change our world!
To inform you that im the best president there ever was
There is no purpose
To entertain you with my presidential spech
To persuade you to vote for me
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True or False: The purpose of Diary of a Wimpy kid is to give information on a topic.
True
False
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Words like "best", "should", "think", "believe" and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying to ________.
None of the above
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
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Entertaing texts usually:
Tell a story that has real or imaginary characters, settings, and events
Try to to get readers to agree with their opinion
Have information is used to teach the reader about a topic
Are a biography of someones life
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To persuade a reader means:
All of the above
To cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons
To explain something to someone
To entertain someone by telling a story
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The author's main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following?
A comic book
A story
A cookbook
A movie
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All of the following are three main reasons why an author writes a story EXCEPT:
To scare the readers
To Inform the readers
To entertain the readers
To persuade the readers
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Authors purpose is the author’s reason for writing the text & what the author wants readers to know or do after reading
True
False
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Choose the author's purpose: A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad
Entertain
Inform
All of the above
Persuade you to each spicy chicken salad
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Informative texts do not contain facts and specific information.
False
True
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Why would you read a biography on president George Washinton?
To read entertaining stories about him
To persuade you that he was the best president
To find out information about his pets
To find out information of his life
