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Reading Skill: Author’s Purpose





                                                                                                                Author’s purpose involves understanding the reason that the author
                                                                                                                includes certain information in the passage. The author often provides facts
      Complete the table with the correct phrases.                                                              or details that show why certain information is included in the passage.
                                                                                                                However, the students must infer the author’s purpose in including those
                                                                                                                facts or details.
                                 Text evidence                                                                               Author’s purpose



        1. Alicia wants to test the                                                                      to show why Alicia does not


              skateboards in person.                                                                                buy a skateboard online                                            .




        2. Customers can buy many                                                                        to explain                    one of the features                                .


              different things at one chain                                                              of a chain store

              store.




        3. Workers run machines that can


              build thousands of skateboards                                                             to explain                   why the prices are                              .


              quickly.                                                                                        lower              at a chain store




          why the prices are lower                                          buy a skateboard online                                           one of the features




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