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Author's Purpose Review

Authored by Courtney Grochowski

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 6+ times

Author's Purpose Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are the main four reasons authors write?

Persuade, Inform, Electrify, Joke

Perform, Infer, Entertain, Persuade

Persuade, Inform, Educate, Explain

Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Express Thoughts/Feelings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 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.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Inform means...

Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 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.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.

Entertain
Inform
Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?
A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.

Entertain
Inform
Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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