IXL | Identify the purpose of a text | 1st grade language arts

Listen and read along with this passage.

Silly Snake likes to slide on his back, not his belly. He rolls over. Splash! He lands right in a puddle. Now Silly Snake isn't just silly. He's wet, too!

Where does Silly Snake land?

in a creek

in a puddle

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Listen and read along with this passage.

You must try the new Super Slide at the fair this summer. Get ready to zoom because it goes fast! You'll want to race again and again. It is the tallest slide in town.

What is one thing the author says about the slide?

It is very safe.

It goes fast.

key idea

Authors write for different reasons.

Sometimes, an author writes to teach the reader something.

Elephants use their long trunks to drink water.

The author wants to teach the reader about elephants.

Sometimes, an author writes to get the reader to think or do something.

Come to my birthday party! We will have the best cake!

The author wants to get the reader to go to the birthday party.

Sometimes, an author writes to give the reader something that is fun to read.

Where do cows go for fun? They go to the moo-vies!

The author wants to make the reader laugh with this joke.

solution

The passage says, "Get ready to zoom because it goes fast!" This tells you what the author says about the slide.

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