Author's Purpose

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10 Qs

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Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.6, RI.7.9, RI.8.6

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Marybeth Penna

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"A commercial with clowns advertising the Fun Daze Amusement Park."

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a novel about a young orphaned boy who is raised by a cranky old man who learns the boy has a secret no one ever imagined."

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a story about three women from three different generations learning to live together; they work together in a yogurt shop."

Identify the Author's Purpose

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a speech written about the negative effects of distracted driving; urging students to pledge "NO TEXTING" while driving."

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a public service message notifying residents of the changes in waste management collection"

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a video of an EEG monitoring study"

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a song expressing the emotional roller coaster of a young couple"

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

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