Do you know the author's purpose?
Authored by Rosanna Madrid
English
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1.Get the bread 2.Get the peanut butter and the jelly 3. Spread the peanut butter and jelly on the bread. 4.Put the slices of bread together.
What is the authors purpose in this text?
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Persuade means...
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
If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose:
Meagan and Catherine were twin sisters who always got into trouble at school. One day Meagan and Catherine put salt in their teacher's coffee when the teacher wasn't looking. They were always playing pranks on their teacher.
To entertain the reader with a story about two sisters who prank their teacher.
To entertain the reader with a story about drinking coffee with salt in it.
To persuade the reader to put salt in their teacher's coffee.
To inform the reader about what it tastes like to put salt in coffee.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose:
The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal. A cheetah can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in only three seconds. These big cats are quite alert at high speed and can make quick and sudden turns when they see their prey.
To entertain the reader with a story about a cheetah.
To persuade the reader that the cheetah is the fastest animal.
To inform the reader about a cheetah's ability to run fast.
To entertain the reader with a story about a cheetah catching its prey.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What's the author's purpose:
Dear Miss Sloan,
I am writing this letter to give you reasons for why we should get a longer recess. I think that we need more time to play to get out our energy. We also need more time in the sunlight to get Vitamin D. If we had longer recesses, we would be able to spend more time talking with our friends and wouldn't talk during your lessons.
To entertain the reader with a story about recess.
To inform the reader about why recess is important.
To persuade the reader to give students a longer recess.
To persuade the reader to make sure they exercise enough.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose:
There are a lot of reasons why you should get a cat for a pet instead of a dog. The first reason is that a cat is able to take care of itself. The second reason is that cats do not need to be walked every day. A third reason is that cats do not bark when the mailman delivers your mail.
To inform the reader about why cats are better than dogs.
To persuade the reader why they should think cats are better than dogs.
To inform the reader about how cats take care of themselves.
To persuade the reader to into buying an animal.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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