Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

7th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RI.8.6, RI.7.9, RI.8.9

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anna Muennich

Used 29+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

The story of a garbage truck who has a hard time making friends

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

persuade

inform

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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