Author’s purpose

Author’s purpose

2nd - 3rd Grade

18 Qs

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Author’s purpose

Author’s purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

2nd - 3rd Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.2.6, RI.3.6, RL.3.6

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Adriana Equivel

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was born on February 12, 1908 in Kentucky.  One of his famous speeches was the Gettysburg Address.

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?
A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?
A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza and offering nutritional information

Inform
Persuade
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do Author’s write

Persuade

To look good

Because writing is cool

To persuade, inform, entertain, and explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which example could be used to Inform?

Folktale
News Article
Cookbook
TV Commercial

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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