Analyze Author's Purpose

Analyze Author's Purpose

9th - 11th Grade

11 Qs

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Analyze Author's Purpose

Analyze Author's Purpose

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI. 9-10.6, RL.11-12.6, RL.9-10.6

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the author's purpose for a book series like Harry Potter?

Inform the reader about magic
Persuade the reader to become a wizard
Entertain the reader with a story about a boy wizard
Express dislike for magic

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three reasons for writing?  

Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Personal, Interview, Entertain
Persuade, Irony, Entertain
Personal, Inform, Evolve

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of Author's Purpose?

Why a reading passage was written
Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.
Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage
figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Define the Author's Purpose "to entertain".  

A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.
A reading passage that has many descriptive details.
A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.
A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries toc onvince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.  

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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