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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)Persuade, Inform, ElectrifyPerform, Infer, EntertainPersuade, Inform, EducatePersuade, Inform, Entertain - 2. Multiple ChoicePersuade means...Make people agree with youMake people angryMake people think the opposite thingMake people fall in love
- 3. Multiple ChoiceInform means...Give informal speechGive informationTake the formGive in a form
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEntertain means...To make people scaredTo make people sadTo make people enjoy somethingTo go to the circus
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."PersuadeInformEntertain - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."PersuadeInformEntertain - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."PersuadeInformEntertain - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.EntertainInformPersuade - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's purpose?
A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.EntertainInformPersuade - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's purpose?
A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how it should be washed.PersuadeInformEntertain - 11. Multiple ChoiceIt's New! It's Refreshing!
It's Slurpy Soda!
This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!to Informto Entertainto Persuade - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is authors purpose????why the author likes to writeWhat the author is writingWhy the author is writingHow the author writes
- 13. Multiple Choice"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).
What is the tone of the dialogue?informalhappyseriousoptomistic - 14. Multiple ChoiceAuthors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.picturesheightwordsfunny faces
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
pleasedangryhappysuspicious - 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.to Informto Entertainto Persuade
- 17. Multiple Choice
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?EnthusiasticSeriousMockingSorrowful - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?IronicInformationalJoyfulDramatic
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTo remember what tone is, some good tricks are:AA-author's attitudeparent saying: "don't give me that tone"imagining the author's facial expression as he writesall of these are true
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
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