
PIEED: Author's Purpose
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the main reason why an author writes a text?
To hide the true meaning
To confuse the readers
To waste paper
To communicate ideas, entertain, inform, persuade, or explain, or describe.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
When an author writes to inform, what is their main goal?
To entertain the audience with fictional stories.
To provide factual information and educate the audience.
To persuade the audience to take a specific action.
To confuse the audience with contradictory information.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of text would likely have the author's purpose of persuading?
An editorial, advertisement, or persuasive essay
A cookbook, a biography, a science textbook
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In a text with the author's purpose of entertaining, what is the main focus?
Engage and amuse the audience
Confuse and mislead the audience
Persuade and convince the audience
Inform and educate the audience
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the Author's Purpose of the text below:
Building a bird house is a relatively simple task. Begin by cutting your wood to size, according to the pattern you've chosen. Before cutting, be sure to measure each pattern twice to ensure you are cutting the wood to the correct length.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the Author's Purpose of the text below:
Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, a lecturer, an author, and a tireless advocate for those with disabilities.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the Author's Purpose of the text below:
Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
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