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Author's purpose

Quiz by Tammy Flynn

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  • Q1
    What is the author's purpose in a persuasive text?
    to convince or persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    to inform the reader
    to describe a scene
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the author's purpose in an informative text?
    to persuade the reader
    to describe a scene
    to inform the reader
    to entertain the reader
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the author's purpose in a fictional story?
    to inform the reader
    to persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    to describe a scene
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the author's purpose in a biography?
    to persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    to inform the reader
    to describe a scene
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the author's purpose in a newspaper article?
    to describe a scene
    to inform the reader
    to persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the author's purpose in a poem?
    to persuade the reader
    to inform the reader
    to entertain the reader
    to evoke emotions or create a sensory experience
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the author's purpose in a how-to guide?
    to persuade the reader
    to describe a scene
    to inform the reader
    to entertain the reader
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the author's purpose in a historical textbook?
    to describe a scene
    to inform the reader
    to persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the author's purpose in an advertisement?
    to entertain the reader
    to inform the reader
    to describe a scene
    to persuade the reader
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the author's purpose in a travel brochure?
    to inform the reader
    to describe a scene
    to persuade the reader
    to entertain the reader
    30s

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