Author's Style and Purpose

Author's Style and Purpose

7th Grade

25 Qs

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Author's Style and Purpose

Author's Style and Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

DOK Level 1: Recall

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The definition of author's style is...

a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone.

a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.

giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.

a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When an author uses figurative language in their writing this is an example of what author's style technique?

Word Choice

Mood

Tone

Sentence fluency

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called 'Whiskers 'round the Light'--tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights."

imagery

tone

point of view

sentence length

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"Appleton felt hardly any shock at all, but she noticed an unpleasant ripping sound...like someone tearing a long, long strip of calico."

imagery

personification

sentence length

tone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose in a text that argues against the use of plastic bags?

To entertain

To inform

To persuade

To describe

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DOK Level 1: Recall

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can we identify the author's purpose for writing something?

Ask the author.

Flip a coin.

Find key words and phrases used throughout the text and analyze the overall theme of the writing.

Skim the writing and take your best guess.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of an author when they write a persuasive essay?

To entertain the reader

To inform the reader

To persuade the reader

To describe a scene

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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