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Author's Purpose
Quiz
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English
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4th Grade
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Hard
+15
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which is not an author’s purpose?
Persuade
Statement
Inform
Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
It was a dark and spooky night and I was all alone in the old hotel bed. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too scared! My friends had told me too many stories about staying at this hotel, but I wanted to stay here anyways. All of a sudden I heard a rustling sound on the floor. I covered my head with the blanket in fear!
What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the author wants you to vote for a certain person, what is their purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The reason an author writes a text is the _______.
dialogue
plot
author's purpose
dialogue
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In a persuasive essay about the importance of recycling, what is most likely the author's purpose?
To entertain readers with stories about recycling.
To provide a detailed history of recycling practices.
To convince readers to recycle more.
To describe different methods of recycling.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pick the Best Answer: Caroline Bartlett Crane was born in 1858 in Hudson, Wisconsin. After working as a teacher, she became a journalist and an ordained minister. Crane was an activist who worked toward women’s voting rights in the United States. Her tireless efforts at improving sanitation in large cities—especially in the slums where the poorest residents lived—earned her the title “America’s Housekeeper.”
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which question would NOT help in identifying an author's purpose in a written piece?
What emotions is the author trying to evoke?
What facts or information does the author provide?
What kind of characters are in the story?
How does the author want the reader to think or act?
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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