
Persuasive Text Questions
Authored by Ashley Bothuel
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word superficial?
Not known
Unexpected
Undervalued
Without depth
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The author wrote this text most likely to...
Explain to the reader why more heroes are needed in the world.
Demonstrate why celebrity had become confused with heroism.
Urge young people to believe in their ability to make a difference.
Suggest that adults need to be better role models for young people.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The author includes this sentence most likely to emphasize that...
Heroes affect many people
Everyone is a hero in some way.
Heroes must believe in themselves.
Most heroes focus on working with children.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does the author support his claim that every young person has the potential to be a hero?
By defining the qualities that make a young person a hero.
By providing examples of qualities that have made people famous.
By including examples of young people who exhibit the qualities of a hero.
By contrasting society's definition of a hero with the word's real meaning.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author organizes paragraph 8 by...
providing definitions of the words celebrity and hero
giving examples of celebrities and heroes
discussing the differences between celebrities and heroes
explaining the origins of the words celebrity and hero.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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