Authors Purpose

Authors Purpose

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English

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.5.6, RL.6.6, RI.6.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the Authors Purpose when they write a storybook?

Inform

Entertain

Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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In a campaign speech, the authors purpose is to:

Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the authors purpose in this writing:
First, you get the bread. Then, you get the jelly and peanut butter. Then, you get a butter knife and spread the jelly and peanut butter on separate pieces of bread. Lastly, put the two slices of bread together and BOOM! You got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

To explain
To entertain
To Inform
To decribe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is authors purpose????

why the author likes to write
What the author is writing
Why the author is writing
How the author writes

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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