Author's Purpose

Quiz

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English

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5th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.6.6, RI.4.5, RI.11-12.10

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Kelsey Lukich

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

Persuade, Inform, Electrify

Perform, Infer, Entertain

Persuade, Inform, Educate

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Persuade means...

Make people agree with you

Make people angry

Make people think the opposite thing

Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inform means...

Give informal speech

Give information

Take the form

Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Entertain means...

To make people scared

To make people sad

To make people enjoy something

To go to the circus

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?
A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

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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