Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

6th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.6.6, RI.6.9, RI.7.9

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Earlisia Beneby

Used 42+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Media Image

What is author's purpose?

The message of the passage.

The reason an author writes a passage.

The universal lesson of the text.

The effect that the author has on passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is one of the author's purposes for writing that starts with a P?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is one of the author's purposes for writing that starts with a I?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is one of the author's purposes for writing that starts with a E?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is one of the author's purposes for writing that starts with a D?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

An advertisement is an example of which author's purpose?

Inform

Explain

Persuade

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

An author's purpose of writing a passage that give details about ways sharks are beneficial to marine ecosystems is?

Persuade

Explain

Describe

Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

What is diction?

The way an author situates a sentence.

The word choice an author choose to use that aid in understanding author's purpose.

An authors use of literary elements to convey its message.

The overall meaning of words that author uses.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6