Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

6th Grade

22 Qs

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Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.6.6, RL.5.6, RI.6.5

+28

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing

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

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Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad

To provide amusement or enjoyment

To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

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What does inform mean?

to explain your opinion

to provide information or facts

to have fun

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

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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

Media Image

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

Media Image

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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