Exit Ticket [ELA.2.R.2.3] Author's Purpose

What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

• The sun is a star.

• Other planets orbit the sun.

• People cannot visit the sun.

• The sun is made up of very hot gases.

Why did the author write this passage?

• to persuade the reader to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• to inform the reader about a famous African American

• to teach the reader how to win the Nobel Peace Prize

• to persuade the reader to believe in equal rights

The author wrote this passage to

• 
  teach how to take care of a telescope.

• 
  describe the parts of a telescope.

• tell the reader how to view the sun.

• list the steps to building your own telescope.

The main purpose of this text is to

• explain why nature is important.

• describe different kinds of birds.

• make the reader want to enjoy nature.

• teach how to go bird-watching. 

Read the text.

As fall rolls in, so do cooler temperatures. Following hot, sticky summers, the cool breezes of fall is refreshing. Kids can play outside for longer periods of time and not get overheated. Fall is a comfortable period between scorching summer temperatures and freezing winter temperatures. During fall, people can enjoy cooler weather without having to shovel piles of snow. Fall is not too hot, and not too cold. It is just right.

Choose the TWO statements that tell about the main idea of this text.

• Fall is cooler than summer.

• Fall is warmer than winter.

• Fall has more snow than any other season.

• • Fall has hot and sticky weather.

    Fall has hot and sticky weather.

• Fall is too cold to go outdoors.