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Author's Purpose

Authored by Jay Stinson

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

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Author's Purpose
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

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

3 mins • 1 pt

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"Johnny was successful as class President. He got an extra recess on Thursdays for his class. A vending machine was also brought in to fundraise for the school government club. His track record speaks for itself. Vote for Johnny, Class President, 2020-21."


This is an example of ___________ writing.

Informative

Entertaining

Persuasion

Performance

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking oil. Whip all ingredients together in order of recipe, and cook for 20 minutes.


This is an example of ____________ writing.

Persuasion

Informative

Entertaining

Interaction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?"


"That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies.


After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?"


"Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."

Persuasion

Informative

Entertaining

Exciting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:

Entertaining writing

Informative writing

Persuasion writing

Expensive writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

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