
Author's Purpose
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author attempts to convince the reader to believe a certain point of view is referred to as....
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author seeks to teach or provide the reader with information is referred to as....
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author intends to hold the attention of the reader through entertainment, such as using humor or telling a story is referred to as....
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author intends to express his/her own feelings or emotions through the written word is referred to as...
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Author's purpose is as easy as.....
JAM
CAKE
PIE
FRIES
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following lines from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address...
“...our fathers brought forth on...a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
What is the author's purpose?
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following lines below....
“Four score and seven years ago” “Our fathers” “A new nation” “All men are created equal”
What is the author's purpose?
persuade
inform
entertain
express emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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