It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career. What is the author's purpose?

to persuade you to work hard in school

to entertain with a story about school

to teach you how to get good grades

2nd Grade Author's Purpose Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Author's Purpose?

The reason why the author wrote the book or story.

The main characters in the story.

The problem in the story.

The solution in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To persuade means...

To make you try, do or believe something

To make people angry

To make people think the opposite thing

To make people go to sleep

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To inform means...

To give a speech

To give information or teach you something

To make a form

To give a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To entertain means...

To make people scared

To make people sad

To make people enjoy something

To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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?

To Persuade

To Entertain

To Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

To Entertain

To Persuade

To Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. What is the author's purpose?

to Inform

to Entertain

to Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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2nd Grade Author's Purpose Quiz

What is Author's Purpose?

To persuade means...

To inform means...

To entertain means...

Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!What is the authors purpose in this text?

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. What is the author's purpose?

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

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It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.What is the author's purpose?

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Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text?

It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?