CFA 2 Review

"Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions."

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

"Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle."

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Caroline Bartlett Crane was born in 1858 in Hudson, Wisconsin. After working as a teacher, she became a journalist and an ordained minister. Crane was an activist who worked toward women’s voting rights in the United States. Her tireless efforts at improving sanitation in large cities—especially in the slums where the poorest residents lived—earned her the title 'America’s Housekeeper.'"

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

"Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!"

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

" Have you ever wished you could contact all of your friends at once? Wouldn’t it be convenient to send a note to all your friends at the same time, rather than contacting each person individually? Download the FriendChat app today for your smartphone! In just minutes, you’ll be able to send messages to all your friends simultaneously. For only $1.99, you can save yourself a lot of time!"

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Sarah knew time travel was impossible. Everything she’d learned in science told her it couldn’t be done. But as she looked around the street, noting the horse-drawn carriages and the women dressed in long dresses and hats, she realized she was in the nineteenth century."

Using the text above, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the writer's position on an issue?

• counterclaim

• thesis

• claim

• evidence

An ______________ is a claim that is supported with reasons and evidence.

• counterclaim

• thesis

• topic

• argument

Any information that helps prove a claim.

• counterclaim

• thesis

• argument

• evidence

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• counterclaim

• thesis

• argument

• evidence