Understanding Author's Purpose and Text Types

Understanding Author's Purpose and Text Types

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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Julie Clark from Smart Edition Media explains how to identify an author's purpose, a key skill for the TEAS exam. The video introduces the PIE acronym: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, and provides strategies to determine the author's intent. Through examples, viewers learn to analyze passages and recognize different purposes, enhancing their reading comprehension skills.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of the introduction section?

To introduce the concept of persuasive writing

To provide a detailed analysis of a passage

To explain the importance of author's purpose in exams

To discuss the characteristics of entertaining texts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main purposes of writing?

To persuade

To inform

To entertain

To distract

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key characteristic of persuasive texts?

They are primarily for entertainment

They contain fictional stories

They aim to convince the reader of a viewpoint

They provide factual information

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Informational texts are primarily based on:

Facts and logic

Emotional appeals

Fictional narratives

Opinions and beliefs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of text is designed to keep the reader engaged with a storyline?

Persuasive

Informational

Descriptive

Entertaining

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What strategy is suggested for identifying the author's purpose?

Asking why the author wrote the passage

Ignoring the context

Focusing only on the first sentence

Reading only the conclusion

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the first example passage, what is the author's purpose in the first paragraph?

To entertain

To inform

To persuade

To distract

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