Name: ______________________________
Author’s Purpose Worksheet 4

Directions:  Read the descriptions of each item and determine the author’s main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).  Then, in a sentence or two, explain your answer.

1.  A one page printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

2.  A speech in which a student promises daily pizza rations if he is elected class president

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

3.  A picture book about a dog that gets lost on a family vacation and has to find his way home

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

4.  A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

5.  An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iPhone

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

6.  A small book about a boy who loses his Mom’s cell phone and learns that telling the truth is the most important thing

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

7.  An orange sign advising drivers that the road beyond is under construction

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

8.  A script for a school play about a girl who is unexpectedly rewarded for her kind deeds

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

9.  A classified ad in which the seller lists a chair in good condition for ten dollars or best offer 

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.

10.  A poem about a very comfortable chair in which the speaker could rest for eternity

Author’s Purpose: ______________________________________________________________

Explain Your Answer:
Write a sentence or two.