Author's Purpose
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. If an author's purpose is to INFORM, what do they give the reader?
A gift
Instructions
Recipe
Facts & information
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. What kind of text do authors use if they want to ENTERTAIN the reader?
Commercials
Fiction books
How-to manuals
Text books
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. If the author is trying to PERSUADE the reader, what are they trying to do?
Describe a situation
Tell them how to cook something
Convince them to do something
Entertain them with a joke
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. When an author is trying to describe something to a reader, what do they use?
Vocabulary
Onomatopoeia
Measurements
Five senses
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. If an author gives the reader a recipe or a how-to manual, what is their purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Explain
Inform
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. What is the purpose of commercials and advertisements?
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. What is the purpose of a middle school science text book?
To persuade the reader to learn science
To describe what volcanoes look like
To inform the reader of different science topics
To explain how to make a slime
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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