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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing a persuasive essay?
To confuse the reader
To persuade the reader
To entertain the reader
To inform the reader
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing an informative article?
To persuade readers to buy a product
To provide readers with accurate and useful information on a particular topic.
To entertain readers with fictional stories
To confuse readers with irrelevant information
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing a fictional story?
The author's purpose in writing a fictional story is to educate and inform the readers.
The author's purpose in writing a fictional story is to entertain, inspire, or provoke emotions in the readers.
The author's purpose in writing a fictional story is to confuse the readers.
The author's purpose in writing a fictional story is to bore the readers.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing a biography?
To sell a product
To describe a fictional world
To tell the life story of a person
To teach math
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
5.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which metaphor best represents this image?
time is money
money is time
time is green
time is like moeny
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing a news report?
To persuade
To educate
To inform
To entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing a poem?
The author's purpose in writing a poem is to provide historical facts.
The author's purpose in writing a poem is to express emotions, tell a story, or convey a message.
The author's purpose in writing a poem is to confuse the reader.
The author's purpose in writing a poem is to make money.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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