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A bumper sticker warning people to CLICK IT OR TICKET, in reference to wearing a seatbelt.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A letter to a teen girl from her father in prison giving reasons why she should go to college.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

The ingredients listed on the side of a candy bar wrapper.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

Directions to the mall written by a friend or relative
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A speech written by a famous basketball player urging young people to stay in school.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

The terms of use for Facebook, a social networking site.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A novel about a young girl who learns a lesson about bullying other students on the internet.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A pamphlet explaining how an unborn child may be affected when a pregnant mother smokes.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Enteretain
d)

A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

The story of a teacher who helps some of her troubled students get to college.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

The story of a young athlete who takes steriods and his life and future fall apart
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930's.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930's.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War.
a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain
d)

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