Author's Purpose and Perspective

Author's Purpose and Perspective

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Author's Purpose and Perspective

Author's Purpose and Perspective

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.6, RI.8.9, RL.8.6

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's perspective toward rogue employees?

They are good for Florida businesses, according to the reports issued.

They should be fired immediately and prosecuted for their crimes.

They are worse than burglars and robbers when stealing from businesses.

They should lose income from their employers since they are thieves.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this question asking you about Author's purpose or author's perspective?


Which statement BEST describes the author's attitude toward ...?

Purpose

Perspective

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this question asking you about Author's purpose or author's perspective?


In the author's opinion, what should be done to....?

Perspective

Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the Author's Audience?

Why an author writes - their reason for writing.

The message an author is trying to communicate.

Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.

How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What the author's purpose in writing an article about the beauty of the pumpkin patch in the full autumn season with leaves, fall flowers, and other items of fall?

Explain

Describe

Entertain

Inform

Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select TWO ways to determine the author's purpose.

Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

Ask yourself: What is the genre; what kind of text is this?

Write Mrs. Patterson a poem about her great beauty.

Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following can help you identify an author's point of view? Select all that apply.

recognizing the tone the author used

forming a perspective

understanding the author's purpose

context clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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