Reading: Author's Purpose, Audience and Perspective Flashcards

A brochure lists a gym's facilities, shows smiling members and ends with 'Join today and get your first month free!' What is the main purpose of this text?

Answer: To persuade readers to sign up for the gym

The positive images, the special offer and the call to action ('Join today') show that the text is trying to persuade readers to become members.

A text uses simple words, bright pictures and short sentences about brushing your teeth. Who is the most likely intended audience?

Answer: Young children

Simple vocabulary, bright pictures and short sentences are features aimed at young readers.

An article about a new freeway quotes only local business owners who support it. What does this most suggest about the article?

Answer: It may be biased in favour of the freeway

Quoting only supporters leaves out opposing views. That one-sidedness suggests the article favours the freeway.

Which sentence is a statement of opinion rather than fact?

Answer: The new library is the best building in the city.

'Best building' is a personal judgement that cannot be proven. The other sentences can be checked against evidence.

A writer calls a council decision 'reckless and short-sighted.' What do these word choices reveal?

Answer: The writer's disapproval of the decision

Words like 'reckless' and 'short-sighted' carry strong negative meaning, so they show the writer disapproves of the decision.

Instructions for assembling a bookshelf use numbered steps and command verbs such as 'attach' and 'tighten'. What is the purpose of these features?

Answer: To make the steps clear and easy to follow in order

Procedural texts use numbered steps and imperative verbs so the reader can follow the task accurately and in the correct order.