Author's Point of View and Purpose

Quiz
•
English
•
6th Grade
•
Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
CLASSIFICATION QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Organize these options into the right categories:
Groups:
(a) Persuade
,
(b) Inform
,
(c) Explain
The author wants you to believe or support something.
Contains facts & details.
Describes a certain method or process.
Tells the reader what the process will require to complete or create.
There is no hidden goal.
The author includes facts & information that supoorts their opinion.
Teaches the reader about a topic.
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bias is when an author's writing...
lacks a neutral viewpoint and clearly favors one idea, person, or argument over another.
tells you which character from the story is the antagonist.
is neutral and compares the good and bad about a certain topic.
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main reason an author writes a text.
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6
4.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tha majority of the time an author writes a text to: (a)
persuade, inform, & explain.
play, interest, & enrich.
pretend, interpret, & entertain.
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose if they gave you facts or tried to teach you something?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose if they try to convince you of something or want to change your opinion?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
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