Author's Purpose

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.

The author wrote this paragraph mainly to -

• compare the different food groups in the Food Group Pyramid

• provide you information about the Food Group Pyramid

• persuade you to use the Food Group Pyramid to plan your meals

• offer a different way to look at food based off of the Food Group Pyramid

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Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.

The author wrote this article most likely to -

• teach readers to work hard

• tell readers about basketball

• inform readers about how tryouts can be hard

• suggest to readers that they should never do tryouts

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It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.

The main purpose of the selection is to -

• define the purpose of school

• describe what school is like for kids

• list all of the good parts of school

• convince people to go to school

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

The author wrote this paragraph mainly to -

• illustrate the importance of rules

• share their opinion on rules

• explain where the first rules came from

• list the different places rules are used

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.

The author wrote this article most likely to -

• show the benefits of The Awesome Artists prgram

• compare the cost of an art program to a music program

• convince people to sign up for an art program

• explain why The Awesome Artists program is the best

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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Did you know that smiling is actually easier than frowning? It takes many more facial muscles to frown than to smile. In fact, smiling is also better for your health. When you smile, your sending a message to your brain that you're happy. So, make sure to smile!

The main purpose of the selection is to -

• describe the benefits of smiling for your health

• convince the reader that smiling is bad

• encourage people to smile more

• compare frowning to smiling

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water.

The author wrote this article most likely to -

• offer different places to search for snakes

• highlight the different places cobras can be found

• describe how cobras interact with other snakes.

• persuade readers to be aware and careful of cobras

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The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.

The purpose of this selection is mainly to -

• provide a timeline of the Underground Railroad

• tell how the Underground Railroad started

• list the different people who helped with the Underground Railroad

• describe the Underground Railroad

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Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.

The author wrote this paragraph mainly to -

• inform about Wilder's life

• suggest that Wilder's life was boring

• explain how Wilder met her husband

• persuade people to read the Little House series

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Katina and her brother, Jess were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jess was hiding from Katina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened and Katina pointed the water hose toward the door. It was Mom and she was dripping wet!

The purpose of this selection is mainly to -

• show kids how fun a water hose fight can be

• encourage kids to be careful when playing pranks

• teach kids to think before they act

• share with kids a fun summer activity

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