Author's Purpose

Quiz
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English
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7th - 12th Grade
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Anna Muennich
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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.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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.RL.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. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
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.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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