5th Grade Author's Purpose
Authored by Jamie Gilmer
English
5th Grade
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This quiz focuses on author's purpose, a fundamental reading comprehension skill appropriate for 5th grade students. The questions systematically teach and assess students' understanding of the three primary reasons authors write: to persuade, inform, and entertain. Students must demonstrate both definitional knowledge of each purpose and the ability to apply this understanding to analyze various text types and passages. The core concepts students need include recognizing persuasive language and intent, identifying informational content that teaches or explains, and distinguishing entertaining material designed to engage or amuse readers. The quiz progresses from basic vocabulary understanding to practical application, requiring students to categorize different text formats like commercials, textbooks, poems, and instructional materials according to their primary purpose. Created by Jamie Gilmer, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This quiz serves as an excellent instructional tool for introducing, practicing, and assessing students' mastery of author's purpose identification. Teachers can use it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, as guided practice during direct instruction, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex texts. The quiz works well for homework assignments to reinforce classroom learning and can be used for review sessions before standardized assessments. This assessment directly supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6, which require students to analyze how an author's point of view or purpose is conveyed in literary and informational texts. The structured format helps students build confidence in recognizing author's purpose across various text types they encounter in academic and real-world contexts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
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
Entertain means...
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Persuade means...
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Inform means...
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The dragon said "What? I didn't mean to burn him but..."
What is the authors purpose in this text?
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
Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text?
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
If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...
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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