Author's Purpose

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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22 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.7.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
To provide amusement or enjoyment
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does explain mean?
To tell you how to do something
To entertain people with your writing
To persuade a reader
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does inform mean?
to explain your opinion
to provide information or facts
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose? "Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
To persuade you not to eat cake
To inform you about what will happen if we eat cake and don't exercise
To entertain us
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
To persuade you to get a dog
To inform you about dogs
To entertain you with a cute picture of a dog
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
"She threw the paper aeroplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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