Author's Purpose Perspective

Author's Purpose Perspective

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Author's Purpose Perspective

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.6, RL.5.4, RI.8.9

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

to inform

to entertain

to persuade

to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

WHAT IS MUSK'S PURPOSE FOR WRITING THIS?

to inform

to argue

to persuade

to inspire

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When students wear uniforms to school, an interesting benefit takes place. They no longer stand out based on their clothing. So, they learn how to stand out in other ways. They focus on classroom achievement. They also participate more in sports and clubs. Students learn to value achievement more than appearance.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S REASON FOR WRITING THIS?

to inform readers that school uniforms will soon be required

to argue readers that school uniforms are beneficial

to argue that uniforms have a negative effect

to entertain readers with ideas about school uniforms

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I own a terrible thesaurus. Not only is it awful, it's also awful." --Unknown comedian

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

to inform

to persuade

to describe

to enterain

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 • 1 pt

Media Image

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose?

Inform

Entertain

Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If readers changed the way they thought about a topic or issue, one of the author's purposes may have been to:

inform

entertain

persuade

infer

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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