What are the three reasons we write? (Authors purpose for writing)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
Perform, Infer, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
2. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people fall in love
3. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Inform means...
Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form
4. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus
5. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What is the author's purpose? A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
6. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
What is the author's purpose? A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
7. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
8. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
9. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
An “X-men” comic book.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
10. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
A handbook teaching people how to negotiate
describe
explain
inform
persuade
11. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
A public service announcement telling kids to stay in school
explain
describe
inform
persuade
12. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade
13. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade
14. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade
15. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
In a newspaper articles, the author's purpose is to:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
16. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
In a textbook, the author's purpose is to:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
17. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
18. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
19. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
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