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Grade 5 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.5.6

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Why did the author most likely write this passage?
  1. to describe All Souls Day
  2. to explain the history of Halloween
  3. to share how trick or treating got started
  4. to describe different types of treats kids get
Grade 3 Author's Purpose

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If you read this headline in the newspaper, "Life on Mars: Scientists Discover New Life Forms", what would you think the author of this article will try to do?
  1. To entertain
  2. To persuade
  3. To inform
  4. To direct
Grade 3 Author's Purpose

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Directions on a medicine bottle are normally written                .
  1. To entertain
  2. To persuade
  3. To inform
  4. To confuse
Grade 3 Author's Purpose
If a selection is filled with opinions, it is probably a(n)               selection.
  1. entertaining
  2. persuasive
  3. informative
  4. directive
Grade 6 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.6.6

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What is the author's purpose in writing a text?
  1. to provide encouragement
  2. to teach a skill
  3. to summarize a game
  4. to introduce a new sport
Grade 5 Author's Purpose
A               text tells you about the natural world.
  1. historical
  2. fiction
  3. scientific
  4. technical
Grade 6 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RL.6.6
The three main goals or purpose that an author may use when writing are?
  1. Excite, Hype, Wow
  2. Lie, Dilute, Falsify
  3. Inform, Entertain, Persuade
  4. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reality
Grade 10 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.9-10.3

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What is the main goal of the society in the story?
  1. Equality
  2. Fairness
  3. Justice
  4. Oppression
Grade 6 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.6.6

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What is the author's purpose in this passage?
  1. to describe a specific kickball game
  2. to explain the process for playing kickball
  3. to share why the author likes kickball
  4. to encourage kids to play kickball
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 3 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.3.5

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What is the purpose of the second paragraph of the passage?
  1. to show how little people think about their fingernails and toenails
  2. to give examples of the importance of fingernails and toenails
  3. to describe what fingernails and toenails look like
  4. to explain how fingernails and toenails are made
Grade 5 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.8, RI.5.8
Which is NOT an example of things written to persuade?
  1. Poetry
  2. Advertisements
  3. Speeches
  4. Commercials
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