QUIZ: DETERMINING AUTHORS MOOD, PURPOSE, AND POINT OF VIEW 9

Directions: (Modified True or False) Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change
the underline word/s to make it correct. Write your answer before the number.

_______________1. An authors point of view is usually to persuade, to entertain, to inform, or
to instruct.
_______________2. Persuasive pieces are usually non-fiction.
_______________3. Through the use of the authors point of view and mood the readers can
easily identify the purpose why did the author write the subject.
_______________4. The authors purpose is the main reason that he/she has for writing the
selection.
_______________5. If the authors purpose is to persuade you will learn something from the
selection.
_______________6. Authors purpose is the authors beliefs, personal judgments or attitudes
toward a certain subject.
_______________7. Letters, speeches, advertisements and editorials are example types of
informative readings.
_______________8. If readers enjoyed what they read, the authors purpose is to entertain.
_______________9. Examples of types of informative writing are newspapers, encyclopedias,
dictionaries and pamphlets.
_______________10. Authors mood is the general atmosphere created by the authors words.