Identifying Author's Purpose

Identifying Author's Purpose

6th - 8th Grade

12 Qs

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Identifying Author's Purpose

Identifying Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.6, RI.6.9, RI.8.6

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An article about how pictures and videos can be deceiving.

Persuade

Inform/Explain

Entertain

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A story about a boy who is self-conscious about his body.

Inform/Explain

Entertain

Persuade

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An argument on the world's dependence on fossil fuels.

Inform/Explain

Entertain

Persuade

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A poem that describes the beauty of nature.

Inform/Explain

Persuade

Entertain

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An informational text about the design of video games.

Inform/Explain

Entertain

Persuade

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A myth about a man who could fly.

Inform/Explain

Persuade

Entertain

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A diary of a man's adventures on a canoe.

Inform/Explain

Persuade

Entertain

Express Thoughts/Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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