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Identify Purpose
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in writing this text?
Author's purpose is to confuse
Author's purpose is to entertain
Author's purpose is to inform or persuade.
Author's purpose is to summarize
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main goal of the text?
To inform, persuade, entertain, or describe a topic.
To provide personal anecdotes
To sell a product
To confuse the reader
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the author try to convince the reader in the given passage?
Logical reasoning, evidence, and persuasive language
Emotional appeal, repetition, and complex vocabulary
Personal anecdotes, humor, and rhetorical questions
Contradictory statements, irrelevant information, and vague language
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the intended effect of the rhetorical question in this speech?
Create a sense of urgency
Prompt a direct response
Engage the audience, provoke thought, and emphasize a point without expecting a direct answer.
Confuse the audience
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you know the kind of passage you are reading, it will help you...
identify the evidence needed
identify the author's purpose
identify the answer
none of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author's purpose usually falls into which category?
inform
persuade
entertain
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the author provides factual information, the author is writing to:
inform
persuade
entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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