Author's Purpose
What are the 3 types of author's purposes?
Inform, Entertain, Persuade
What is imagery?
a. Pictures which help a reader understand what is going on
b. Descriptive words which help a reader picture what is happening
c. Beautiful movies and videos
b. Descriptive pictures which help a reader picture what is happening
a. One who listens
b. The best teacher
c. One who teaches
c. One who teaches
Angela _____ a glass of milk every morning.
a. drink
b. drinks
c. drinking
b. Drinks
Angela drinks a glass of milk every morning.
Which sentence is NOT written in past tense?
a. I ate dinner last night.
b. Jenny ran around the park.
c. Ceci is a sweet girl.
C. Ceci is a sweet girl
What is the author's purpose of Judy Moody?
Entertain
What is an example of a theme?
a. The beach in Miami
b. A girl goes to the park and meets a friend
c. It is important to tell the truth, even when the truth is difficult to hear
c. It is important to tell the truth, even when the truth is difficult to hear
"The bright, vivid rainbow was so beautiful." Think about the root "vid" --what does "vivid" mean?
a. Easy to see
b. Visible
c. Difficult to see
d. Beautiful
a. Easy to see
Ryan and Tasha go to camp in Maine every summer.
How should this sentence be corrected?
a. Change go to goes
b. Change goes to going
c. No change needed
c. No change needed
Which sentence is written correctly in the PAST tense?
a. I breaked my arm playing tennis.
b. I broke my arm playing tennis.
c. I break my arm playing tennis.
b. I broke my arm playing tennis.
If a story is fiction, what is most likely the author's purpose?
In fiction stories, the author's purpose is usually to entertain.
Who is telling this story?
Annie sat up in bed and gasped. She was going to be late to school! She ran downstairs and shouted to her sister Jenny "I'm such a doofus! I forgot to set my alarm!" When she ran outside, the bus was pulling away from her house.
a. Jenny
b. An outside narrator
c. Annie
B. An outside narrator
"Annie is the funniest person in our third grade class. She always makes me laugh!" What does funniest mean in this sentence?
a. The most funny
b. Trying to be funny
c. More funny than
a. "Funniest" means the most funny
I thinks Roblox is the most fun game.
How should this sentence be corrected?
a. Change thinks to think
b. Change thinks to thinking
c. No change neeeded
a. Change thinks to think
Fill in with the correct PAST TENSE form of the verb.
"Vivian ____ Josie to the airport." (drive)
"The world of his room, with the ant farm and the gecko aquarium and soon a butterfly habitat, is a reflection of him." (Don't Feed The Geckos, 22)
What does the author mean by "is a reflection of him?"
a. Carlos' room has mirrors which show him what he looks like
b. Carlos' room shows what things are important to him
c. Carlos' room looks like a zoo
b. Carlos' room shows what things are important to him
a. A fictional story
b. To follow someone closely
c. The flexible part of an animal on top of its legs
c. The flexible part of an animal on top of its legs
"A can of peaches sit on the shelf."
How should this sentence be corrected?
a. Change "sit" to "sits"
b. Change "sit" to "sitted."
c. No change needed
a. Change "sit" to "sits," since the subject is "can" which is singular.
Which sentence is correctly written in the PAST tense?
a. When I went to camp, I liked to run and play tennis.
b. When I go to camp, I liked to run and play tennis.
c. When I went to camp, I like to run and play tennis.
a. When I went to camp, I liked to run and play tennis.
What is likely the author's purpose of a newspaper article trying to convince readers to vote for a certain candidate for President?
"For the third time that day! Never in the History of Judy had she been to Antarctica that many times in a row. A donut-sized sicky spot sat in her stomach just remembering it." (Judy Moody, page 6.)
Why does the author write "donut-sized sicky spot?"
a. To show Judy Moody feels nervous and upset thinking about going to Antarctica
b. To show Judy feels nauseous
c. To show Judy had just eaten a donut
a. To show Judy Moody feels nervous and upset thinking about going to Antarctica
"I read an interesting biography about Shirley Chisholm." Think about root "bio"--what does "biography" mean?
a. Story about someone's life
b. Story about Shirley Chisholm
c. Story about a biologist
a. Story about someone's life
How should this sentence be corrected?
a. Change "looks" to "look
b. Change "looks" to "looking"
c. No change needed
c. No change needed
Which sentence is written properly in FUTURE tense?
a. I visited my friend Marisa next week.
b. I am visiting my friend Marisa.
c. I am going to visit my friend Marisa next week.
I am going to visit my friend Marisa next week.