Author's Purpose Quiz

Hannah is writing an essay to convince her classmates to participate in the school's recycling program. What is Hannah's purpose in writing this persuasive essay?

• To confuse Aiden and Aria

• To entertain Aiden and Aria

• To inform Aiden and Aria about the recycling program

• To convince Aiden and Aria to participate in the recycling program

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Oliver, David, and Liam are all presenting different pieces of writing. Which of the following is an example of an author's purpose to entertain?

• Oliver's political speech

• David's scientific research paper

• Liam's fictional story or humorous essay

• A biography or historical account

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Mason, Aria, and Harper are working on a school project. They need to write an informative article. What should be their main goal while writing this article?

• To provide factual information and educate their classmates.

• To persuade their classmates to buy a product.

• To confuse their classmates with contradictory information.

• To entertain their classmates with fictional stories.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Benjamin, Ethan, and Arjun are discussing a new video game. Benjamin says, 'Ethan, you've been working hard on your school project. You deserve to treat yourself to the best video game.' Identify the persuasive technique used by Benjamin in this scenario.

• Appeal to logic

• Appeal to authority

• Appeal to reason

• Appeal to emotion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

Nora, a journalism student, is writing a news article on a recent school event. What should be Nora's point of view in her article?

• Opinionated and one-sided

• Neutral and impartial

• Subjective and biased

• Objective and unbiased

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Priya is reading a piece of text. Which of the following could be the type of text if the author's purpose is to inform?

• News article

• Advertisement

• Novel

• Poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

William received a text message from his friend David that said, 'Join our soccer team and be part of something amazing.' Identify the persuasive technique used by David in this message.

• Joining the group

• Participating in the team

• Becoming a member

• Joining the organization

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

James, Sophia, and Henry are discussing the author's purpose in writing a fictional story like Harry Potter. What do they agree on as the main purpose?

• To confuse the readers

• To provide factual information

• To entertain, inspire, or provoke thought

• To bore the readers

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Nora, Luna, and Emma are participating in a school debate competition. What is the main goal of Nora when she is delivering her persuasive speech?

• To entertain the audience

• To inform the audience

• To convince or persuade the audience

• To confuse the audience

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Mia is discussing a project with her classmates, Jackson and Aria. She says, 'In my opinion, this is the best solution to the problem.' Identify Mia's point of view from the following options:

• In my opinion

• According to experts, this is the best solution to the problem.

• Many people believe this is the best solution to the problem.

• Research shows that this is the best solution to the problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3