PRACTICE - AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

Identify the author’s purpose.

1. A cliché is a commonly-used phrase that expresses a particular idea or sentiment. Most of us

use cliché in our day-to-day speech without even realizing it. For example, the phrase “an ax
to grind’ is believed to come from a popular story by Benjamin Franklin, while the works of
Shakespeare have been the. source of countless other phrases that have become cliché.

Answer: To inform

2. A cliché is a commonly-used phrase that expresses a particular idea or sentiment. Most of us

use cliché in our day-to-day speech without even realizing it. Phrases are considered to be
clichés when they become overused. Because of these phrases are so widely overused, the
original sources of many clichés have been long forgotten. Since clichés are overused and
unoriginal, they are an indication of lazy thinking.

Answer: To inform

3. When most of us think of deserts, we recall sandy deserts such as the Sahara, which consists
of over ten thousand square miles of san-covered terrain. Contrary to the popular belief that
deserts are vast, sandy wastelands, only about one-fifth of the desert area on earth is
covered with sand.

Answer: To inform

4. Contrary to the popular belief that deserts are vast, sandy wastelands, only about one-fifth
of the desert area on earth is covered with sand. Even though they are lesser in number,
sandy deserts such as Sahara contains over ten thousand square miles of sandy terrain.
Answer: To inform

5. In early colonial days, children learned what they could at home from their parents. Their
parents, however, often could not read or write. In time, women began teaching in their
homes. These first schools were called “dame schools.” In 1647, a law was passed in New
England Colonies requiring towns with fifty or more families to set up elementary schools. By
the 1700’s one-room school houses were common.
 Answer:To inform

6. There Was an Old Man in a Tree

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, “Does it buzz?” he replied, “Yes, it does!”
It’s a regular brute of Bee.”
Answer: To entertain

7. Miss Nas is the best teacher in this school! She comes early and stays late. You should vote
for her to be the Teacher of the Year, because she loves her job! She deserves this honor.
Answer: To persuade

8. The flu is a virus that moves from person to person when people cough or sneeze. It also can
get on your hands if you touch a surface that a sick person has contaminated. Wash your
hand well!
Answer: To persuade

9. A poem by Langston Hughes called April Rain, which describes how it feels to have raindrops
fall on you and how much the author loves the rain.
Answer: To entertain

10. A nonfiction book which explain the importance of focusing on the positive and not the
negative things in life in order to have a better mental health.
Answer:To entertain

11. A story book about how a girl focusing on the positive and not the negative things in her life
in order to have a better mental health.
Answer: To entertain

12. Log into instagram.com from a mobile browser or computer. You cannot temporarily

disable your account from within the Instagram app. Tap or click in the top right and then
select Edit Profile. Scroll down, then tap or click 'Temporarily disable my account' in the
bottom right.
 Answer:To instruct

13. Take KLIA Express train (RM55 takes 28-33 minutes) or Airport shuttle bus (RM12 takes ~1
hour) to KL-Central, and then take Putra Line LRT and stop at Taman Paramount station.
Next, take taxi about 15 minutes to the Sunway Hotel.
Answer: To instruct

14. You may take taxi directly from KLIA to the Sunway hotel about 45 minutes and the charge is
about RM80.
Answer: To instruct

15. The story of a teenage boy learning to understand and live with his father, who is an
alcoholic Vietnam war veteran.
Answer: To entertain

16. An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.
Answer: To persuade

17. A National Geographic article about the eating and breeding habits of the endangered bald
eagle.
Answer: To inform

18. An article saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an
endangered bald eagle’s home. The article also lists other reasons why the mall should not
be built.
Answer: To persuade

19. A note written by a young girl asking her ex-boyfriend to forgive her.
Answer: To persuade

20. i) Select the restaurant of your choice.

ii) Add the food items that you desire into your cart.
iii) Click on the cart icon to check out and make sure your subtotal is RM20 or more.
iv) Click on “Promo Code” and key in GRABFOOD15.
 Answer: To instruct

21. An e-mail from the American Cancer Society asking for donations to help fight cancer.
Answer: To persuade

22. The lyrics to a Shawn Mendes song.

Answer: To entertain

23. A poem about how the world’s fresh water supplies are polluted.
Answer: To inform

24. Tylenol is the first of these products containing acetaminophen to include such a warning
label on the bottle cap. Symptoms of Tylenol overdose include nausea, unusual
bleeding/bruising, flu-like symptoms, vomiting, sweating and jaundice of the eyes or skin.
Answer: To inform

25. Press the Windows key and Print Screen at the same time to capture the entire screen. Your
screen will dim for a moment to indicate a successful snapshot. Open an image editing
program (Microsoft Paint, GIMP, Photoshop, etc.). Open a new image and press CTRL + V to
paste the screenshot.
Answer: To instruct