Author Purpose

Author Purpose

By Ignacio Agosto

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Multiple Choice

Some people skate indoors on a _________ year-round. [vocabulary

• rink

• bone

• strap

Multiple Choice

Ice skates used to be wobbly to skate in. What did people do to fix this? [problem/solution]

• tied their laces tighter

• made ice skates that were a whole boot with a blade attached

• held on to the side of the rink

Multiple Choice

What did people use bone skates for long ago? [key details

• to quickly skate across lakes or rivers

• to skate in ice rinks

• to play sports

Multiple Choice

What is this article mostly about? [main idea/details]

• how to ice-skate

• different types of ice skates

• how ice-skating has changed over time

Multiple Choice

Look at the sidebar on page 3. When were metal blades first used?

• 5,000 years ago

• 1600s-1800s

• 1900s

Multiple Choice

This story is.....

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

Multiple Choice

What is the genre of the story?

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Informative

• Drama

Multiple Choice

Why do you think the author chose to write this story?

• He loves Ice skating

• He feels bad for people who falls on the ice

• He wants to convince you to buy boots Ice Skates

• Trying to inform you that ice skating is not safe.