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Polygons and Author’s Purpose

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
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1.

When an author writes, she or he writes for these three reasons...

a)

Persuade, Introduce, Entertain

b)

Prioritize, Inform, Entertain

c)

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

d)

Persuade, Interact, Entertain

2.

If you see a commercial for the new Trolls movie, the purpose of the commercial is to....

a)

Persuade you to watch the movie

b)

Inform you about the life of a troll

c)

Expect you to watch the movie

3.

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!”

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Expect

d)

Entertain

4.

If someone wrote a book and it had facts and information about the state of New Jersey, what would be the author’s purpose?

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

5.

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.

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Convince

d)

Entertain

6.

What is the authors purpose of an article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

7.

What is the author’s purpose of an “X-men” comic book.

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

8.

What is the name of all of the polygons pictured?

a)

rectangle

b)

parallelogram

c)

trapezoid

d)

quadrilateral

9.

How many angles do I have?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

10.

What polygon has 6 sides and 6 vertices?

a)

Hexagon

b)

Octagon

c)

Triangle

d)

Rectangle

11.

How many vertices are in this shape?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

I have 8 sides and 8 vertices. What am I?

a)

Hexagon

b)

Square

c)

Triangle

d)

Octagon

13.
How many sides do I have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
5
14.

What is a polygon?

a)

A closed plane shape with at least 3 sides

b)

A closed plane shape with any number of sides

15.

Is this shape a polygon?

a)

Yes

b)

No