Author's Purpose Quiz

Author's Purpose Quiz

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Author's Purpose Quiz

Author's Purpose Quiz

Assessment

Passage

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.6, RI.7.2, RI.8.2

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Weir

Used 5+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the P in PIE stand for?

Persuade
Pineapple
Piano
Penguin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the I in PIE stand for?

Inform

Internet

Interesting

Important

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the E in PIE stand for?

Energy
Elephant

Entertain

Egg

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the author mean by 'persuade'?

To give information

To entertain the reader

To teach about a topic

To get the reader to do or believe something

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of the author's purpose to inform?

Fiction books

Riddles and jokes

Recipes or how-to books

Mysteries and comics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose when writing a documentary?

To entertain the reader

To persuade the reader

To inform the viewer about a topic

To give opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose when writing a review for a restaurant?

To entertain the reader

To inform the reader about a topic

To give opinions

To persuade the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of the author's purpose to entertain?

Newspapers and magazines

Non-fiction books about specific topics

Fantasy and magical stories

Documentary and nonfiction TV

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6