Author's Purpose and Supporting Evidence

Author's Purpose and Supporting Evidence

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Author's Purpose and Supporting Evidence

Author's Purpose and Supporting Evidence

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Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.7.9, RI.8.9, RL.7.6

+6

Standards-aligned

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage 

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

The story of a garbage truck who has a hard time making friends

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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