Author's Purpose
Authored by Mrs. Downard
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3rd - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
Perform, Infer, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people fall in love
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.5.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Inform means...
Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
to inform about the rules of games
to persuade people to follow the rules
to explain the rules of chess
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods taht belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
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