Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

6th - 9th Grade

9 Qs

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Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.6.6, RI.7.9, RI.8.6

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

A newspaper article about a city's water supply.

describe

entertain

persuade

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

a humorous narrative about a personal experience.

describe

entertain

persuade

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

an advertisement for laundry detergent.

describe

entertain

persuade

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

a paragraph about a koala's habitat.

describe

entertain

persuade

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

a short, funny poem.

describe

entertain

persuade

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

an editorial column in the newspaper

describe and inform

inform and influence

persuade and describe

influence and entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

an ad on a social media site

describe

persaude

entertain

inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following:

a funny story about how a man learned to change a tire

inform and describe

describe and persuade

explain and entertain

entertain and inform

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determine the author's purpose for the following:

a speech about civil rights and the needs for equality

persuade

explain

persuade and inform

influence and describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6