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WorksheetsPolygons and Author’s Purpose
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
When an author writes, she or he writes for these three reasons...
Persuade, Introduce, Entertain
Prioritize, Inform, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Persuade, Interact, Entertain
If you see a commercial for the new Trolls movie, the purpose of the commercial is to....
Persuade you to watch the movie
Inform you about the life of a troll
Expect you to watch the movie
What is the purpose of this text?
“Come out to our first annual picnic! There will be games, contests, food, and prizes. You won’t want to be the only one to miss all of the fun!”
Persuade
Inform
Expect
Entertain
If someone wrote a book and it had facts and information about the state of New Jersey, what would be the author’s purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the author's purpose?
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
Persuade
Inform
Convince
Entertain
What is the authors purpose of an article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the author’s purpose of an “X-men” comic book.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the name of all of the polygons pictured?
rectangle
parallelogram
trapezoid
quadrilateral
How many angles do I have?
7
6
5
4
What polygon has 6 sides and 6 vertices?
Hexagon
Octagon
Triangle
Rectangle
How many vertices are in this shape?
2
3
4
5
I have 8 sides and 8 vertices. What am I?
Hexagon
Square
Triangle
Octagon
What is a polygon?
A closed plane shape with at least 3 sides
A closed plane shape with any number of sides
Is this shape a polygon?
Yes
No
