3.12 Identify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
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Grade 3
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Identify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
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- Q1The author wrote this selection most likely to —show the reader how cats are different from other animalsexplain why some stray cats like to be around peopleshare an opinion about why cats make great petsinform the reader about a special cat that lives in an unusual place60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q2The author wrote this article mainly to —tell about an inventor who thought of a creative ideatell about a different process to pump and store waterprovide readers with information about the cost of a PlayPumpshow readers how to build a PlayPump60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q3The author included paragraph 7 most likely to —explain that the actions of Rex and the joey were unusualshare an opinion about how Rex should behave around his ownerdescribe where wildlife experts provided care for the joeygive reasons why Rex and the joey got along with each other60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q4The author wrote this article most likely to —explain how two brothers found a coach to help them prepare for a triathlonencourage the reader to participate in triathlonstell the reader about the events included in a triathlonshare information about two brothers who participate in triathlons together60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q5The author wrote this selection most likely to —persuade the reader to become an inventorpresent different ideas about how to stop hiccupscompare homemade recipes to an award-winning recipeconvince the reader that hiccups are easily cured60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q6The author begins the selection with the ideas in paragraph 1 most likely to —suggest what it feels like to have the hiccupsidentify the most common time to get hiccupsinterest the reader in a subject that many people have experiencedexplain to the reader why people have trouble recognizing hiccups60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q7The purpose of the questions in paragraph 2 is to —share with readers how it feels to lose a petgive readers details about what is happening in the photograph of Scrubtell readers about the services available at the animal shelterinterest readers in learning how microchips help reunite owners with lost pets60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text
- Q8The author wrote this selection most likely to —describe what a teddy bear looks liketell the reader about a president who liked teddy bearsencourage the reader to buy a teddy bearinform the reader about the history of teddy bears60sIdentify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text