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What is Author's Purpose? (Pre-Assessment)

Authored by Alyassa Lawson

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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What is Author's Purpose?  (Pre-Assessment)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is author's purpose?

It is where the story takes place.

The reason for or intent for writing.

The rising action of the plot.

To show people how to achieve a goal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Three main goals or purposes that an author may use when writing.

Persuade, teach, and address

Fiction, non-fiction, and reality

Persuade, Inform, and entertain

teach, help, and inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a persuasive text?

To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

To communicate knowledge.

To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

To help the reader pass their math test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an informative text?

To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

To communicate knowledge.

To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

To help the reader pass their math test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an entertaining text?

To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

To communicate knowledge.

To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

To help the reader pass their math test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At Easter, many parents want to buy baby bunnies for their children, Baby Bunnies are cute, but rabbits are not always good pets. Many rabbits end up at animal shelters because people do not know how to care for them, This year, the Rabbit Rescue Team has an idea. We are asking parents to buy stuffed bunnies for Easter, instead of real rabbits! Please visit you toy store instead of your pet store!

What's that author's purpose?

to persuade

to inform

to entertain

To teach

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would be the purpose of an FBI wanted poster at a post office?

To entertain

To inform

To persuade

To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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