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Author's Purpose
Quiz
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English
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6th - 9th Grade
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Hard
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Adrian Badon
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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.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
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.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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