Author's Purpose Task
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English
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do the letters in PIE stand for?
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly ________.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words like "best," "should," "think," "believe" and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying to ________.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the author's main purpose(s) in the passage below.
"Run to your nearest toy store and buy the Lazy Crazy Scooter today! Give your tired feet a rest as you zip through town in style on this motorized scooter. It's the best, craziest scooter around!"
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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