author's purpose quiz grade 7

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎯 Persuade: The author wants to convince you of something. Look for opinions and arguments.
• ℹ️ Inform: The author wants to give you facts and information. Look for descriptions and explanations.
• ✨ Entertain: The author wants to amuse or delight you. Look for stories and humor.
• 🧐 Describe: The author wants you to create a vivid image through words. Look for adjectives and sensory details.
• ➡️ Explain: The author wants to break down a topic in a detailed way. Look for detailed information about how something works.
• ➕ Sometimes, an author has more than one purpose! Pay attention to the main reason why they are writing.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose if they are writing to convince readers that chocolate ice cream is the best flavor?
   1. Entertain
   2. Inform
   3. Persuade
   4. Describe
2. What is the likely author's purpose of a textbook chapter about the American Revolution?
   1. To persuade readers to support the British
   2. To entertain readers with a fictional story
   3. To inform readers about the historical events
   4. To describe the life of a soldier
3. An author writes a funny story about a talking dog. What is MOST LIKELY their purpose?
   1. To inform
   2. To persuade
   3. To entertain
   4. To describe
4. If an author writes a detailed description of a sunset, what is their likely purpose?
   1. To persuade the reader to travel
   2. To inform the reader about weather patterns
   3. To entertain the reader with a story
   4. To describe the beauty of the scene
5. An author writes a letter to the editor arguing for more recycling programs in the city. What is their purpose?
   1. To inform the reader about different recycling methods
   2. To persuade the reader to support recycling programs
   3. To entertain the reader with a story about recycling
   4. To describe the benefits of recycling
6. What is the author's purpose in writing a recipe for chocolate chip cookies?
   1. To persuade the reader that chocolate chip cookies are the best dessert
   2. To inform the reader how to make chocolate chip cookies
   3. To entertain the reader with a story about cookies
   4. To describe the taste of chocolate chip cookies
7. An article detailing the steps of cellular respiration is most likely written to do what?
   1. Persuade the reader to exercise.
   2. Inform the reader about cellular respiration.
   3. Entertain the reader with jokes.
   4. Describe the author's lab.