Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.6, RL.1.10, RI.11-12.10

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose in a math book is

to entertain

to persuade

to inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author is trying to get you to buy something (a new toy)

inform

entertain

persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose of a folk tale is

to inform

to persuade

to entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A joke book for 4th graders is

to entertain

to persuade

to inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose of a biography is

to entertain

to persuade

to inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To convince the reader of a certain point of view you are trying

to entertain

to persuade

to inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's purpose of a newspaper is

to inform

to persuade

to entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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