Practice Author's Purpose (4.4.3) - Reading Comprehension - Unlocking Meaning
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Author's Purpose

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the author's purpose in a news article?

💡 Hint: Think about what the author aims to achieve in sharing facts.

Question 2 Easy

Identify one purpose of a fairy tale.

💡 Hint: Consider the storytelling aspect.

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Question 1

What is an author's purpose if they aim to share experiences in a travel blog?

To Inform
To Persuade
To Entertain
To Describe

💡 Hint: Consider the aim of engaging the reader.

Question 2

True or False: The purpose of all advertisements is to persuade.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what the role of ads is.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a short paragraph that combines at least two different author's purposes. Explain how you achieved this.

💡 Hint: Think about overlapping ideas in your writing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Choose a well-known text (e.g., an article, a book) and analyze the author's purpose. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

💡 Hint: Look for direct quotes or statistics in the text.

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