Osaka, Japan

Save Osaka, Japan - Purposes of Writing

Agents! This is Agent X again. We need you to help us sort out these questions about the purposes of writing! Please help us save the city of Osaka! Use the four purposes of writing that you learned about in Zurich, Switzerland to help answer these questions.

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  1. When a writer is trying to sell a product, their purpose is to:
    2. Entertain Persuade Inform Describe
  2. A chapter book about dragons and knights is written to:
    3. Play Describe Entertain Inform
  3. An article about the history of the electric light bulb is intended to:
    4. Inform Entertain Persuade Describe
  4. All of the following are part of the four main purposes EXCEPT:
    5. Describe Frighten Entertain Inform
  5. If you wanted to convince people that it is important to recycle, you would write to:
    6. Inform Describe Entertain Persuade
  6. "Tomatoes are round and soft, with shiny red skins and juicy red insides." This is written to:
    7. Explain Describe Entertain Inform
  7. Poetry that tells a fun story and is enjoyable to read is written to:
    8. Entertain Persuade Make money Inform
  8. Poetry that is written to make a change in society and get people do something is written to:
    9. Blame Entertain Describe Persuade
  9. A history book that tells about the Civil War is intended to:
    10. Inform Entertain Describe Teach
  10. Writing that tells details (color, size, location, etc.) about something is intended to:
    11. Entertain Inform Describe Persuade
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