6th Grade Point of View Extra Practice (RI2.6)

What are the main reasons an author would write an informational text? Select all that apply.

• to explain an idea to readers

• to convey particular details

• to entertain readers

• to persuade readers to think or act a certain way

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

I'd been fantasizing about this moment . . . for many months. But now that I was finally here, actually standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care.

It was early in the afternoon of May 10, 1996. I hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. The only food I'd been able to force down over the preceding three days was a bowl of ramen soup and a handful of peanut M&Ms. Weeks of violent coughing had left me with two separated ribs that made ordinary breathing an excruciating trial. At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child. Under the circumstances, I was incapable of feeling much of anything except cold and tired.

(From Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air. Copyright 1999 by Anchor)

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• to describe how it felt to reach the summit of Mount Everest

• to explain how to prepare to climb Mount Everest

• to persuade people to climb Mount Everest

• to inform readers of the dangers of climbing Mount Everest

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Review the text.

I'd been fantasizing about this moment . . . for many months. But now that I was finally here, actually standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care.

It was early in the afternoon of May 10, 1996. I hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. The only food I'd been able to force down over the preceding three days was a bowl of ramen soup and a handful of peanut M&Ms. Weeks of violent coughing had left me with two separated ribs that made ordinary breathing an excruciating trial. At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child. Under the circumstances, I was incapable of feeling much of anything except cold and tired.

(From Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air. Copyright 1999 by Anchor)

Which best shows that the author's purpose is to describe how it felt to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• The author provides facts like the date (May 10, 1996) and the elevation (29,028 feet).

• The author explained how little sleep (fifty-seven hours) he got.

• The author uses concrete details like "a handful of peanut M&Ms" and "two separated ribs" to depict his experience.

• The author described how he felt cold and tired.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Read the text.

There was some genuine worry about my traveling alone, open to attack, robbery, assault... For this reason I took one companion on my journey—an old French gentleman poodle known as Charley. Actually his name is Charles le Chien. He was born in Bercy on the outskirts of Paris and trained in France, and while he knows a little poodle-English, he responds quickly only to commands in French. Otherwise he has to translate, and that slows him down. He is a very big poodle, of a color called bleu, and he is blue when he is clean. Charley is a born diplomat. He prefers negotiation to fighting, and properly so, since he is very bad at fighting. Only once in his ten years has he been in trouble—when he met a dog who refused to negotiate. Charley lost a piece of his right ear that time

What does this paragraph reveal about the way the narrator perceives his dog? Select all that apply.

• He thinks his dog has only dog-like qualities.

• He thinks his dog has human-like qualities.

• He believes his dog is calm and kind.

• He thinks his dog is strong.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Judge #1 watches an athlete's performance and exclaims, "Perfect! Bravo!" Judge #2 watches the same athlete and comments, "Simply awful! That performance was flawed by sloppy technique."

What point of view does each judge have?

• Judge #1 has a negative point of view while Judge #2 has a positive point of view.

• Judge #1 and Judge #2 both have positive points of views.

• Judge #1 and Judge #2 both have negative points of views.

• Judge #1 has a positive point of view while Judge #2 has a negative point of view.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Determine the author's purpose (persuade, inform, entertain).

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Read the text.

Place four eggs in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by one inch. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the burner. Cover it and let the eggs sit for about ten minutes. Then drain the water from the pan. You will notice, though, that a hot hard-boiled egg is not easy to peel. To cool the eggs, rinse them with cold water. Then, when you're ready to peel an egg, gently tap it on the counter until the shell cracks.

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• to convince readers that making hard-boiled eggs is the best food

• to inform readers how to make hard-boiled eggs

• to entertain readers on the fun of making hard-boiled eggs

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Review the text.

Place four eggs in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by one inch. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the burner. Cover it and let the eggs sit for about ten minutes. Then drain the water from the pan. You will notice, though, that a hot hard-boiled egg is not easy to peel. To cool the eggs, rinse them with cold water. Then, when you're ready to peel an egg, gently tap it on the counter until the shell cracks.

How does the author develop his point of view in the text?

• the author outlines a specific process for readers to follow

• the author uses precise language, such as slowly and gently

• the author uses descriptive language to convey the importance of each step

• the author uses expert opinion to support his own on the process of making hard-boiled eggs

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Read the text.

Named after Gustave Coriolis, a nineteenth-century mathematician, the Coriolis effect is caused by Earth's rotation. As wind and ocean currents move across Earth's surface, the planet itself is rotating from west to east. As a result, the currents appear to travel along a curved path instead of a straight one. Wind and water currents traveling from the equator toward the poles bend eastward, while currents traveling from the poles toward the equator bend westward. The Coriolis effect explains why hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

What point is the author making within the text?

• that readers should believe the Coriolis effect is real.

• that the planet rotates according to the winds from around the world.

• that the wind and water directions depend if they are in the Northern or Southern Hemispheres.

• that the Coriolis effect has been recently discovered within the last few years.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Read the text.

Named after Gustave Coriolis, a nineteenth-century mathematician, the Coriolis effect is caused by Earth's rotation. As wind and ocean currents move across Earth's surface, the planet itself is rotating from west to east. As a result, the currents appear to travel along a curved path instead of a straight one. Wind and water currents traveling from the equator toward the poles bend eastward, while currents traveling from the poles toward the equator bend westward. The Coriolis effect explains why hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

What detail in the text supports the author's perspective?

• the author provides facts about the Coriolis effect, such as its causes and its effects

• the author provides expert opinions on why the Coriolis effect happens

• the author provides details about Gustave Coriolis, such as the century in which he lived

• the author provides descriptions and examples of recent hurricanes and their wind directions

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6