Author's Purpose Informational

A tulip is a type of flower. Tulips come in many different colors like red, yellow, purple, white, and pink. Tulips are not grown from seeds but from bulbs buried under soil. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Basketball is a team sport. There are five players on each team. Each basket is worth two points. If you are behind the three point line, then your basket is worth 3 points. The team with the most points at the end wins. What is the author’s purpose?

• Pursaide

• Entertain

• Inform

There are 5 schools in our town. There are 3 elementary schools and 2 high schools. What is the author’s purpose?

• Pursued

• Entertain

• Inform

A seed holds the secret of new life. New plants grow from seeds. Seeds come in many different sizes and shapes. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Crayfish live on every continent except Africa and Antarctica. There are 200 species of crayfish in North America. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

What are the three author's purposes?

• persuade, inform, eat

• persuade, ice cream, entertain

• persuade, inform, entertain

What is the primary purpose of an informational text?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To confuse

Which of the following is a characteristic of informational writing?

• It uses fictional characters

• It provides factual information

• It tells a story

• It uses rhymes

When reading an informational text, what should you expect to find?

• A plot with a climax

• Factual data and explanations

• A moral lesson

• A humorous anecdote