Author's Purpose and Point of View Quiz

What is the author's purpose?

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

What is the author's point of view?

• A statement that can be argued.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert Opinions the author uses to support their claim.

What is a claim?

• The author’s main point.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

• A statement about a topic made by the author that can be trusted by the reader.

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert Opinions the author uses to support their claim.

What is true about a claim?

• It must be factual.

• It must be arguable.

• It’s not something the author believes strongly in.

• It can just be the author's opinion and does not need to be back up by evidence.

What is relevant evidence?

• A statement that can be argued.

• Evidence that is not related to the topic.

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert Opinions the author uses to support their claim.

• When the author explains why the counterclaim is not as strong as the claim.

What is a counterclaim?

• The author's main point.

• A statement the author believes is true.

• The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim.

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert Opinions the author uses to support their claim.

What is a rebuttal?

• The author's main point.

• Proof that the author can be trusted.

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert Opinions that support the author's main point.

• When the author responds directly to the counterclaim and provides reasons why their point is superior.

What is credibility?

• When the author states their main point.

• When the reader can believe and trust the author.

• When the reader can understand the counterclaim.

• When the author shares personal stories to support their claim.

Which statement is most likely to be a claim?

• Junk food is bad for your health.

• I like to watch horror movies during the month of October.

• Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1876.

• The size of sodas offered in restaurants should be regulated by the government due to the high sugar content.

Which source is the most credible?

• A political blogger

• A website that was last updated in 2002

• A journal article posted on a .gov website

• A quote from a history major's twitter account