5.T.C.1a: Determine audience and purposes across a text
5.T.C.1.b: Classify various texts by mode and describe how the author’s choice of mode influences audiences and contributes to the overall purpose and effect
End-of-week quick quiz (Grade 5 ELA): Read the text about American citizenship and answer the questions about the author’s purpose and intended audience.
What is the primary purpose of the text?
Which audience is the flyer at the end of the text most likely written for?
Read the text. Then answer the questions.
On Monday morning, our class welcomed Ms. Rivera, the city’s voter outreach coordinator. She explained that American citizenship includes rights and responsibilities. Citizens have rights like freedom of speech, the right to vote when they are old enough, and the right to practice their religion. Ms. Rivera reminded us that rights are protected when people follow laws and treat others fairly.
She also described responsibilities. Some responsibilities are required by law, such as serving on a jury when called and paying taxes that support schools, roads, and firefighters. Other responsibilities are choices citizens make to strengthen their community, like volunteering, staying informed about issues, and respecting different opinions.
Ms. Rivera’s main reason for visiting was to encourage families to participate in the upcoming local election. She told us, “Voting is one way citizens use their rights to help make decisions in a community.” Before she left, she handed out a flyer for students to take home. It listed dates for registering to vote, information about polling places, and ways to learn about candidates. She asked us to share the flyer with a trusted adult and talk about why voting matters.
Which description best fits the mode of the citizenship text?
What is the primary text mode of the citizenship passage as students see it in this quiz?
In the passage, which word is an adverb?
In the passage, which word is a pronoun?
Which sentence from the passage is interrogative?
Which sentence from the passage is exclamatory?
Which sentence from the passage is imperative?
Which of the following is a declarative sentence from the passage?
Why might the author choose this mode for this topic?
How would changing the passage to a visual mode (like an infographic about rights/responsibilities and voting) most likely change the audience’s experience and the overall effect?