
Exploring Author's Purpose in Literature

Interactive Video
•
English
•
1st - 5th Grade
•
Medium
+7
Standards-aligned

Amelia Wright
Used 17+ times
FREE Resource
Standards-aligned
Read more
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary goal of an author who writes to persuade?
To deliver factual information
To describe a historical event
To provide enjoyment
To convince the reader of a viewpoint
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a main purpose of writing according to the video?
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
To confuse
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of author's purpose is demonstrated by a text that provides facts about wild cats?
Inform
Entertain
Narrate
Persuade
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might an author choose to write a story about their personal experiences?
To persuade
All of the above
To inform
To entertain
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example involves convincing the reader to adopt a pet?
Story about a vanishing cat
Story about wild cats
Story advocating for dog adoption
Informational text on planets
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in a text that describes over 35 species of wild cats?
To entertain
To persuade
To inform
To argue
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following texts would likely be written to entertain?
A blog post about cooking techniques
A manual on how to use a software
A news article on recent elections
A story about a slowly vanishing cat
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
11 questions
Exploring Author's Purpose: Entertain, Inform, or Persuade

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Argumentative Texts in 4th Grade ELA

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Author's Purpose

Interactive video
•
1st - 4th Grade
11 questions
Identifying Author's Purpose in Texts

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
11 questions
Exploring the Author's Purpose in HMH Content

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Author's Purpose in Edpuzzle

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Author's Purpose in Literature

Interactive video
•
1st - 5th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade