Author's Purpose - Answer, Describe, Explain
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2nd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the author explaining in this text?
Where you can buy houseplants
What houseplants look like
One way houseplants are helpful
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CCSS.RI.1.2
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.1.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the author explaining?
What litter is and why it is bad for the environment
Where to find litter
How to recycle
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What question is the author answering, describing, or explaining here?
The author is explaining how to use a seatbelt
The author is answering why seat belts are important
The author is describing what a seat belt looks like
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CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the author answering, describing, or explaining in this text?
The author is answering the question: what is a Ferris wheel?
The author is answering the question: how fast do Ferris wheels go?
The author is describing the first Ferris wheel.
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CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What was the author's purpose of this text?
To explain what ghost ships are
To tell what the Bermuda Triangle is
To describe how tropical storms are formed
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the author answering, describing, or explaining here?
The author is describing what a hot air balloon looks like.
The author is answering the question: how do hot air balloons stay in the sky?
The author is explaining the steps to riding a hot air balloon.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the main purpose for this text?
To describe where Thomas Edison was born.
To answer the question: who was Thomas Edison?
To describe the light bulb.
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CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
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