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True or false
1 point
True or false: If a text is an article, its purpose must be to inform.
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20 questions
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Written response
1 point
A passage describes several kinds of school gardens. What term names what the passage is about, rather than what the author wants readers to do or believe?
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
What an author hopes to accomplish by writing is the author's .
04
Choose one
1 point
A text describes the steps for preparing soil and watering vegetables. Which statement best distinguishes its topic from its likely purpose?
- A
The topic is to explain a process, and the purpose is gardening.
- B
The topic is gardening, and the purpose is to explain how to care for a garden.
- C
The topic is persuading readers, and the purpose is gardening.
- D
The topic and purpose are both gardening.
05
True or false
1 point
True or false: In a story, the narrator's perspective is automatically the author's own point of view.
- A
True
- B
False
06
Written response
1 point
A writer describes a neighborhood project as a chance to “make a brighter future together.” What tone does this wording most strongly create?
07
Choose one
1 point
An author tells an engaging personal story about a family affected by pollution and hopes readers will support cleaner air. Which conclusion about the author's purpose is best?
- A
It can only entertain because stories cannot persuade.
- B
It can only inform because it is based on personal experience.
- C
It can entertain readers while also persuading them to care about the issue.
- D
Its purpose must be to explain how to solve the issue.
08
Choose all
1 point
A student argues that the school should install bike racks. Which choices support the interpretation that the student is trying to persuade the school? Select all that apply.
- A
The writer explains that bike racks would give students a secure place to park.
- B
The writer includes a detailed description of the color of the school hallway walls.
- C
The writer reports that a student survey found many classmates would bike if racks were available.
- D
The writer calls the proposed racks “a practical step toward safer, greener trips to school.”
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
An author's word choice is also called .
10
Choose one
1 point
A proposal claims that a school garden would attract student participation. Which evidence would most directly support that claim?
- A
The survey is useful because it shows that the garden would require water.
- B
The survey is relevant because it suggests students would help care for the garden.
- C
The survey proves that every student will participate in gardening.
- D
The survey is relevant only if it describes the history of school gardens.
11
Choose all
1 point
Two writers describe the same community issue differently. Which approaches can help a reader analyze their points of view? Select all that apply.
- A
Compare which facts and perspectives each writer emphasizes.
- B
Assume that both accounts have the same point of view because they share a topic.
- C
In a story, distinguish the narrator's perspective from the author's own view.
- D
Decide which writer is correct based only on which account is longer.
12
Open ended
1 point
A community notice says: “Try the new walking trail that connects the library and the playground. It offers a welcome path for everyone to enjoy.” Explain the notice's purpose and how one specific detail or wording choice helps accomplish it.
13
Choose one
1 point
A set of instructions calmly and objectively explains how to plant seeds. Which statement best distinguishes the text's purpose from its tone?
- A
Its purpose is to explain the process, and its tone is calm and objective.
- B
Its purpose is to sound calm, and its tone is explaining the process.
- C
Its purpose is to persuade readers, because objective language always makes an argument.
- D
Its purpose and tone are both the steps in the process.
14
Choose one
1 point
A passage describes bees and explains how they transfer pollen between flowers. Which statement best distinguishes the passage's topic from its purpose?
- A
The topic is what the author wants readers to do; the purpose is the subject being discussed.
- B
The topic is the subject being discussed; the purpose is what the author wants to accomplish about that subject.
- C
The topic is the author's attitude; the purpose is the narrator's perspective.
- D
The topic is the text type; the purpose is the intended audience.
15
True or false
1 point
True or false: A text can both entertain readers and persuade them to care about an issue.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
A guide lists the materials needed to assemble a bookcase, then gives ordered steps and safety advice. Which purpose is best supported by those details?
- A
To entertain readers with an imaginary account
- B
To persuade readers to buy a particular bookcase
- C
To explain how to assemble a bookcase
- D
To criticize readers for assembling furniture incorrectly
17
Written response
1 point
What literary term names the author's attitude toward a subject or audience, conveyed through details and wording?
18
Choose one
1 point
An author uses urgent wording in a message urging residents to prepare for a storm. Which analysis best distinguishes tone from purpose?
- A
The urgent tone may help persuade readers to act, but tone and purpose are not the same.
- B
The urgent tone proves the author's purpose is to entertain readers.
- C
The author's purpose is urgent, while the tone is to persuade.
- D
An urgent tone can only be used to explain a process.
19
Choose one
1 point
A story's narrator describes a character's choices with strong disapproval. What should a reader conclude about the author's point of view?
- A
The narrator's perspective always states the author's beliefs directly.
- B
The author's purpose is determined only by the narrator's emotions.
- C
The narrator and author are interchangeable in every story.
- D
The narrator's perspective shapes the account, but it is not automatically the author's own view.
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Written response
1 point
A school newsletter recommends adding a late bus and gives reasons why students would benefit. Which common author-purpose verb best describes the newsletter's main goal?