IREAD Purpose 3

Question 1

A third-grade student writes a story about a rabbit who learns to share. What is the student's most likely purpose for writing this story?

Accepted Answer

To entertain readers while sharing a lesson about sharing

Answer

A fiction story with a moral lesson is written to entertain while teaching a value.

Question 2

An author writes 'You should eat more vegetables because they give you energy and keep you healthy.' What is the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

To persuade readers to eat more vegetables

Answer

Using 'you should' and giving health reasons shows the author wants to convince readers to change their behavior.

Question 3

A text titled 'How Volcanoes Form' includes labeled diagrams and numbered steps. What is the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

To inform readers about how volcanoes are created

Answer

Diagrams and numbered steps are informational text features used to explain a topic clearly.

Question 4

A book review says a story 'made readers laugh on every page.' What does this suggest about the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

The author's purpose was to entertain

Answer

Making readers laugh is a sign that the author's main purpose was to entertain.

Question 5

Which type of writing would MOST LIKELY have the purpose of persuading?

Accepted Answer

A letter asking the city to add more bike lanes

Answer

A letter requesting a change from city leaders is written to persuade decision-makers to take action.

(IREAD) Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Practice Test