Authors Purpose

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What is the purpose of the statement about labeling fruits and vegetables in supermarkets? Options: Inform, Explain, Persuade, Describe

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Persuade

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What is the purpose of the instructions for assembling the bookcase?

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Explain

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What is the purpose of the passage about the elderly lady on the bus? Options: Entertain, Explain, Inform, Describe

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Describe

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What is the purpose of a book of jokes about being in the fourth grade? Options: Explain, Entertain, Persuade, Inform

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Entertain

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What was the purpose of the invention of the smoke detector for Skylab?

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Inform

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What is the purpose of the passage about Benjamin Franklin's inventions?

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Inform

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What is the purpose of the passage: Sam looked into the microscope. He couldn’t believe what he saw! It was like an entire universe existed in this drop of water he’d taken from inside the meteor that had fallen on his lawn. This was like no other water he’d ever seen! Options: Inform, Persuade, Explain, Entertain

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Entertain

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What is the purpose of the instructions: "Before preparing food, clean all kitchen surfaces thoroughly and wash your hands with very warm water and antibacterial soap. Be sure to pull back your hair, and make sure your clothing has no straps or strings that could fall into a hot stove."? Options: Explain, Describe, Inform, Persuade

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Explain

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The cat’s eyes were yellow, tinged with gold and brown. In the sunlight, the colors collided into each other like a topaz stone....or maybe a rich caramel candy. The unique color was so radiant it even shone in dim lighting. Options: Explain, Entertain, Inform, Describe

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Describe

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How do you find the theme?

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What critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem?