
Understanding Author's Purpose Flashcard

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Mohamed Suhail
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of these is NOT a common purpose for a scribe to wield his quill? Options: To inform, To entertain, To persuade
Back
To confuse
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What purpose doth a learned scribe most likely seek when filling his parchment with many a fact and number?
Back
To inform
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the purpose of an author who wishes to tickle the reader's funny bone and bring forth laughter?
Back
To entertain
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the author's purpose in a tale where creatures of fur and feather speak and embark on adventures?
Back
To entertain
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What purpose does a wise author most likely pursue by providing step-by-step counsel?
Back
To instruct
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Imagine thou art an orator upon the grand stage, and thy speech is laced with words that stir the heart and opinions bold as a lion’s roar. What dost thou infer about the orator’s purpose?
Back
To persuade
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How doth the poet’s purpose shape the lines of a poem that painteth nature with words most vivid and stirreth the soul with passions deep?
Back
The author wieldeth words most fair to stir feelings of nature in the heart.
8.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do the author's personal tales, true facts, and summons to action serve the author's purpose in a scroll warning of the perils of smoking?
Back
They help persuade the reader to avoid smoking.
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