
Understanding Author's Purpose and Features
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of an author when they write a persuasive text?
To entertain the reader
To inform the reader
To convince the reader of a particular viewpoint
To describe a setting
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TEKS.ELA.7.9A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a basic concept of analyzing an author's message in a text?
Identifying the main characters
Understanding the author's intended message
Counting the number of paragraphs
Listing all the adjectives used
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TEKS.ELA.7.9A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does an author use bold text in a document?
To make the text look pretty
To highlight important information
To confuse the reader
To increase the word count
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TEKS.ELA.7.9C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of using a graph in an informational text?
It makes the text longer
It provides a visual representation of data
It distracts the reader
It replaces the need for a conclusion
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TEKS.ELA.7.9C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain how an author might use a timeline in a historical text.
To confuse the reader with dates
To provide a chronological order of events
To summarize the entire text
To list unrelated events
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TEKS.ELA.7.9B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze how the use of italics can affect the reader's understanding of a text.
It makes the text harder to read
It emphasizes certain words or phrases
It changes the meaning of the text
It has no effect on the reader
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TEKS.ELA.7.9C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Describe a strategy you would use to determine the author's purpose in a narrative text.
Count the number of pages
Identify the main theme and how it is developed
Look for the longest sentence
Find the first word in each paragraph
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TEKS.ELA.7.9A
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