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Author's Purpose Informational

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Author's Purpose Informational
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose for writing?

To make us laugh

To describe

To compare

To inform

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 • 1 pt

Sometimes in informational text, authors use ___________________, or short stories to explain key information.

Anecdotes

Compare & Contrast

Inferences

Commas

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Authors tell us information & then give us descriptions of its meaning through examples.

Describe/Explain

List

Text Features

State/Identify

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you are writing a report on sharks, your sources will mostly be found in which genre of writing?

Informational 

Narrative

Opinion 

Explanatory 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you are writing a report on penguins, your sources will mostly be found in which genre of writing?

informational

narrative

explanatory

opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which title most sounds like it belongs in the informational/explanatory genre?

100 Reasons to Drink Milk

Folktales from Mexico

Shakespeare: A Play 

All About Mrs. Johnson 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define purpose.

the author's attitude towards the subject

the person or group of people the writing is meant for

the author's bias or point of view

the main reason why the author produced a specific piece of writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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