Author’s Purpose Passages Worksheet Set

This set of Author’s Purpose passages has been carefully crafted to allow students the opportunity to practice deciding on the author’s purpose in particular passages. This helps students to master the skill of identifying an author’s intent and purpose. 

The following passage headings give you an idea of the content included in these worksheet sets:

• Save the Elephants
• Elephant Day Dreams
• Terrific Tusks
• Don’t Waste Water
• Midnight Magic
• Planet Earth

What Is the Author’s Purpose in This Passage? Worksheets

Each worksheet presents a short passage followed by thought-provoking questions that encourage students to analyze the author’s message, audience, and intent. By reading different text types, students will develop a deeper understanding of why authors write and how language choices support their purpose.

These worksheets are:

• Perfect for independent practice, literacy centers, or group discussions
• Covers a variety of text types to reinforce persuade, inform, and entertain
• Supports critical thinking and reading comprehension skills

Download and Print these Author’s Purpose Worksheets Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version or the editable Google Slide version of these Author’s Purpose worksheets.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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