IXL | Identify the purpose of a text | 4th grade language arts

Read the text below.

Different families have different ideas about manners. In some families, it's important to be excused before leaving the dinner table. In other families, people can come and go from the table as they please.

What is the text's most likely purpose?

to persuade

to inform

to entertain

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Read the text below.

Kangaroo Juice's delicious mixture of orange, apple, and strawberry will keep you jumping all day! Drink up!

What is the text's most likely purpose?

to persuade

to inform

to entertain

key idea

Authors write texts for different purposes, or reasons. Common purposes for writing are to persuade, to inform, or to entertain readers.

Authors persuade by convincing readers to believe or do something.

An advertisement tries to convince readers to buy a product.

A political poster tries to convince readers to vote for someone.

Authors inform by telling readers about a topic or process.

A news article explains something that happened.

A recipe describes how to cook a dish.

Authors entertain by giving readers something to enjoy.

A joke tries to make readers laugh.

A poem tries to please readers.

solution

The text is an advertisement. Its purpose is to persuade.

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