Author's Purpose Flocabulary

What do the letters in PIE stand for?

• persuade, investigate, examine

• program, interpret, entertain

• persuade, inform, entertain

• prepare, inform, experiment

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

An author can only use one letter of PIE when writing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly _____.

• opinions

• funny or imaginary details

• characters and a setting

• facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The author's main purpose is NOT to entertain in which of the following?

• a story

• a cookbook

• a comic book

• a movie

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Words like "best," "should," "think," "believe," and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying 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

Choose the author's main purpose(s) in the passage below.

"Run to your nearest toy store and buy the Lazy Crazy Scooter today! Give your tired feet a rest as you zip through town in style on this motorized scooter. It's the best, craziest scooter around!"

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• all of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Choose the author's main purposes(s) in the passage below.

The evil monster loomed above Ella, Kai and Jerome. It was taller than the Empire State Building, and it had green, scaly skin. Sparks flew out of its ears as it raised its fist. Ella took a deep breath. "Are you ready?" she asked her friends.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Read the passage below. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose(s)?

Painol is the best new medicine to make headaches go away. Headaches can be caused by changes in chemicals and nerves in your head. This sends a message to your brain that causes you to feel pain. Painol blocks these messages, which helps the pain go away. If you want to squash your headaches, ask your doctor about Painol today.

• persuade and inform

• entertain and persuade

• inform and entertain

• persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Read the passage below. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose(s)?

Millie and David stepped into the time machine. “Alright,” Millie said, “are you ready to meet the Vikings?” David nodded excitedly. Millie looked at the screen on the time machine and read aloud. "It says the Viking Age was from 793 to 1066 AD, and the Vikings were from Scandinavia.” David pressed the launch button and the machine began to shake... "Scandinavia, here we come!"

• persuade and inform

• entertain and persuade

• inform and entertain

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Choose the author's main purpose(s) in the passage below.

Many people believe that the world’s largest desert is the Sahara. However, the world’s largest desert is actually Antarctica.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6