Orange: Big Mood: Structure, Purpose, & Tone Quiz

What is an author’s purpose?

• Why the author wrote the text

• Who the author’s friends are

• The tone of the writing

• The main character’s motivation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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CCSS.RI.8.9

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following is a tone word?

• Compare

• Persuasive

• Sarcastic

• Figurative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does structure mean in a text?

• The length of each paragraph

• How the text is organized

• The size of the title

• The tone of the narrator

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Tone describes how the author feels about the subject.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Author’s purpose and central idea are the same thing.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What are the three most common author purposes?

• Persuade, inform, entertain

• Argue, define, analyze

• Inspire, frighten, sell

• Describe, confuse, distract

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following words signals a cause and effect structure?

• “However”

• “For example”

• “Because”

• “Both”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure compares two different ideas?

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which structure would use “first,” “next,” and “finally”?

• Descriptive

• Chronological

• Argumentative

• Reflective

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Which of the following best signals a problem and solution structure?

• “As a result”

• “One possible way to fix this is…”

• “In conclusion”

• “Meanwhile”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5