Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

8th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.6, RI.8.6, RI.11-12.5

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Leigh Hall

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose is?

the feeling associated with a word

the reason the author wrote the text

to make money off his/her writing

the mood the author is in when he/she writes

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an author proposes an idea, his/her purpose is to?

compare

explain

suggest

intensify

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose differs for _____________ and __________ texts.

serious authors and funny authors

poetry and free verse

themes and central ideas

informational and fictional

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author is making an idea greater, his/her purpose is to?

intensify

criticize

compare

contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The secondary purpose for fictional texts is often?

to compare

to describe

to teach a moral lesson

to inform the audience

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main purpose is of fictional texts is to?

inform

persude

compare

entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Author's perspective if often evidenced in the ___________________.

mood

tone

theme

humor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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