Grade 7 · Reading & language
Identify a text’s purpose practice
Infer an author's main purpose from language and structure.
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READ THE PASSAGE
Join our Saturday seed swap at ten. Bring spare seeds and exchange growing ideas with neighbors.
What is the main purpose?
- To persuade readers to support a change.
- To entertain with a story.
- To explain a process.
- To invite participation.
See the answer & why
To invite participation.
The text asks readers to attend and contribute.
A little hint: Look at what the text asks the reader to know, feel or do.
A teaching tip
Look at what the text asks the reader to know, feel or do.