Author's Purpose and Informational Text

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English
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7th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing?
To make us laugh
To describe
To compare
To inform
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sometimes in informational text, authors use ___________________, or short stories to explain key information.
Anecdotes
Compare & Contrast
Inferences
Commas
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Authors tell us information & then give us descriptions of its meaning through examples.
Describe/Explain
List
Text Features
State/Identify
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author's purpose is?
the feeling associated with a word
the reason the author wrote the text
to make money off his/her writing
the mood the author is in when he/she writes
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, a lecturer, an author, and a tireless advocate for those with disabilities.
Entertain
Explain
Inform
Describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The first American space station was launched in 1973. NASA scientists needed a way to give the astronauts who lived there for 171 days a way to detect smoke or fire before it was too late to stop. They invented a smoke detector for Skylab that ended up in about 90% of all private homes as well.
Describe
Entertain
Explain
Inform
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.
Perdusade
Inform
Entertain
Instruct
Criticize
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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