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Then circle the P, I or E under the sentence.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>A poem about a kitten\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A true movie about the life of a king\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>Instructions on how to plant a garden\u003Cbr>P I E |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>A story about aliens\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A sign for McDonalds\u003Cbr>P I E | \u003Cbr>A book of jokes\u003Cbr>P I E |\n\nRead the passage and think about the author’s purpose:  \nMazen the Mighty was a superhero who could run faster than a race car and jump higher than a house! One day, he saw a little cat stuck in a tree. With one big leap, he soared into  \nthe sky and landed on a branch.“Don’t worry, little buddy,” Mazen said, gently scooping up the kitten. He jumped back down and handed the kitten to its owner.  \n“Wow! You’re amazing!” the girl said. Max just smiled.  \nSaving the day was his favorite thing to do!  \n1. Is the author writing to persuade, inform or entertain?􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n2. Why did you choose this purpose?  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \n􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁  \nAnswers  \n\n| \u003Cbr>A poem about a kitten\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A true movie about the life of a king\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Instructions on how to plant a garden\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>A story about aliens\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A sign for McDonalds\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>A book of jokes\u003Cbr>P I E\u003Cbr>|\n\n1. Is the author writing to persuade, inform or entertain?  \nEntertain  \n2. 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