Authors Purpose
B: Offer a background to better understand the boys
2. Which sentence from the excerpts supports the idea that the brothers are more alike than they first appear
D. Louie wasn't always the only Zamperini boy who could be seen sprinting down the alley with food that had lately belonged to the neighbors.
1. Which sentence from the story best supports the reason why Anne Frank is writing a diary?
B. Paper has more patience than people
What does the word avuncular mean?
C. Kind to those younger
6. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The brothers are more like then many believe
The author uses figurative language in paragraph 3 in order to-
C: Emphasize how different Louie was from his peers
5. Which character does the sentence best describe?
B. Louie
Why did Anne feel like she didn't have a true friend?
She didn't have a friend she could be her true self around
4. Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of the word brooding
C. A little depressed
What is the best summary of paragraph 8-10
B. Anne went to Montessori school and then Jewish Lyceum. Life began to change. First for her relatives in Germany, who had to move due to Hitlers anti-Jewish laws. Then, the war came to them and her life got a lot harder due to all the laws dictating her daily life with things she can and cannot do.
10. In paragraph 2, Anne uses figurative language in order to-
A. Help the reader see why she has turned to her diary.
An important difference in the two brothers is how-
A. Others view their character
Which detail from the excerpt emphasizes the importance of Anne's diary?
D. She lived under Hitler's anti-Jewish laws.
7. In paragraph 4, Anne includes details about her feelings in order to
B. Show she is just an ordinary girl
What is authors purpose?
Authors purpose means that you are determining WHY the author chooses to incorporate certain elements into their story. **Teacher discretion**
8. In what way are the two brothers similar?
D. Mischievous actions
6. After reading the excerpt , the reader can conclude that Anne
A. Will face more hardship
9. This statement from Jacque helps the reader understand that
D. The adversity they are facing
List three purposes that an author may have when including certain things in their stories? You CANNOT use persuade, entertain, or inform!
**Teacher discretion**
10. In both descriptions the author-
C. Shares the boys' actions to show the reader what the brothers are really like
Anne most likely believes that the diary will-
C. Fill a void in her life.
If you look in the dictionary and still do not know the meaning of the word, what should you do?
Look in the thesaurus