Arkansas Foundations of Reading Test (FORT)

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What are some of the purposes of nonfiction texts?

  1. Entertain, predict, and summarize

  2. Narrate, fictionalize, and dramatize

  3. Persuade, compare and contrast, and inform

  4. According to folklore and legend

The correct answer is: Persuade, compare and contrast, and inform

Nonfiction texts serve the purpose of persuading the reader, presenting comparisons and contrasts, and providing information. While elements of entertainment, prediction, and summarization may be present in nonfiction texts, their primary functions are to persuade, compare and contrast ideas, and inform the reader with factual information. Narration, fictionalization, and dramatization are characteristics more commonly associated with fiction texts. Folklore and legend are specific genres that fall outside the scope of general nonfiction texts.

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