Author's Purpose

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
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?
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CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
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.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
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.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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.6.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
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