Text Features / Main Idea /Author's Purpose

Text Features / Main Idea /Author's Purpose

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Text Features / Main Idea /Author's Purpose

Text Features / Main Idea /Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.1.5, RI.6.6, RI.3.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or false: An author can only use one letter of PIE when writing.

False
True

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the three reasons for writing?  

Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Personal, Interview, Entertain
Persuade, Irony, Entertain
Personal, Inform, Evolve

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

to entertain you with a story about artists
to teach you how all artists become famous
to convince you to attend an art program
to explain how to paint a sunset

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly ________.

opinions
funny or imaginary details
characters and a setting
facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The author’s main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following?

a story
a cookbook
a comic book
a movie

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Words like "best," "should," "think," "believe" and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying to ________.

persuade
inform
entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do the letters in PIE stand for?

persuade, investigate, examine
program, interpret, entertain
persuade, inform, entertain
prepare, inform, experiment

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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