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4th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Inform means...
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the author's purpose in writing this?
To entertain
To inform
To describe
To explain
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
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CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Frogs are amphibians. They can live on either land or in water. A frog can lay thousands of egg called frog spawn.
The author's purpose in writing this passage is to...
Inform the reader about frogs.
To persuade the reader to buy frogs.
To describe how to buy frogs.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An author's purpose is...
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
A recipe on how to make Italian pasta
Entertain
Inform
Explain
Describe
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CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
The main purpose of the selection is to -
define the purpose of school
describe what school is like for kids
list all of the good parts of school
convince people to go to school
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
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