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Grade 7 Author's Purpose
If an author is giving you facts, their purpose in writing is to:
  1. entertain
  2. inform
  3. persuade
Grade 7 Author's Purpose

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Why did the author most likely write this story?
  1. to teach readers about tigers
  2. to tell a cute story about a tiger
  3. to share about the life of a tiger
  4. to raise money to save the tigers
Grade 7 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.7.6
Which of the following is a good strategy for finding bias in visual media?
  1. Be aware of points of view.
  2. Use a critical eye.
  3. Trust images like photos and video.
  4. All of the above.
Grade 7 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.7.5

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What is the purpose of paragraph one?
  1. To contrast an astronaut's problem with an everyday problem
  2. To show how the problem is universal
  3. To explain how things work in space
  4. To describe the different ways people keep track of things
Grade 7 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.7.6
What is semantic slanting?
  1. Using words carefully to remain objective
  2. Using words carefully to create bias in a reader
  3. Using words to convey an important idea
  4. Using words to say what you are thinking
Grade 7 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.7.5

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Why does the author most likely place the information in paragraphs 2-3 at the beginning of the text?
  1. to help teens understand why the passage is being written
  2. to make teens feel more uncomfortable about puberty
  3. to provide specific examples of what puberty looks like
  4. to introduce teens to the different aspects of puberty
Grade 7 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.9, RI.7.6, W.7.9, W.7.9b

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Does the author like Muhammad Ali? Explain.
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