Author's Purpose Practice

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English
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1st - 2nd Grade
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Hard
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the author's purpose:
A nonfiction story about nations in Africa.
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
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the author's purpose:
A book titled "100 reasons Vanilla Ice Cream Is Nasty"
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
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the author's purpose:
The author wants to convince us that eating healthy is important.
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
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the author's purpose
Whistle for Willie, a story about a boy who practices until he can whistle.
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
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the author's purpose:
Meet Rosina, a nonfiction story about a girl who is deaf.
persuade
inform
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
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the author's purpose:
A tale about magical animals
persuade
inform
entertain
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
1 min • 1 pt
True or false?
To inform means the author wants to make you believe something
True
False
Answer explanation
The author's purpose persuade means to make the reader believe something.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
True or false?
If the author wants to entertain the reader,
the author wrote a story for the reader to enjoy.
True
False
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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