Author's Purpose
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English
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8th - 12th Grade
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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
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CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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
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CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
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.8.6
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.RL.11-12.10
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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