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- Q1Listen or read the following paragraph and decide the authors purpose for writing it: Bubblegum is the best thing in the world! There are so many kinds. You can blow huge bubbles and pop them. It tastes amazing! Everyone should chew bubblegum. Is the authors purpose for writing this to persuade, inform or entertain?EntertainPersuadeInform300s
- Q2Listen or read the following paragraph and decide the authors purpose for writing it. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Charlotte. She lived in a kingdom far, far away. She had a talking dog as a pet! Is the authors purpose for writing this to persuade, inform or entertain?InformEntertainPersuade300s
- Q3Listen or read the following paragraph and decide the authors purpose for writing it. Basketball is a team sport. There are 5 players on each team. Each basket is worth 2 points. If you are behind the 3 point line, then your basket is worth 3 points. The team with the most points at the end wins. Is the authors purpose for writing this to persuade, inform or entertain?PersuadeEntertainInform300s
- Q4Is the purpose of a science textbook to persuade, inform or entertain?PersuadeEntertainInform300s
- Q5Why did the author write the story The Three Little Pigs? Is it to persuade, inform or entertain?EntertainPersuadeInform300s
- Q6Listen or read the following paragraph and decide the authors purpose for writing it. You should vote for Peter! Peter would make a great class president. He wants to make snack time 20 minutes instead of 10 minutes. Peter is the best! Is the authors purpose for writing this to persuade, inform or entertain?EntertainInformPersuade300s
- Q7What is the purpose of a commercial advertisement for a new type of cereal? Is it to persuade, inform or entertain?InformPersuadeEntertain300s
- Q8Listen or read the following paragraph and decide the authors purpose for writing it. A tulip is a type of flower. Tulips come in many different colors like red, yellow, purple, white and pink. Is the authors purpose for writing this to persuade, inform or entertain?PersuadeInformEntertain300s
- Q9What is the purpose of a story about a superhero who flies and saves the city from evil? Is it to persuade, inform or entertain?EntertainPersuadeInform300s
- Q10What is the authors purpose for writing a book about George Washington's life? Is it to persuade, inform or entertain?EntertainPersuadeInform300s