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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
4.
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.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A sticker on the trash compactor that shows how to operate it
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
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