Authors purpose

Authors purpose

2nd - 4th Grade

7 Qs

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Authors purpose

Authors purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

2nd - 4th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.6, RI.3.5, RL.3.6

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
Perform, Infer, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inform means...
Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."
Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6