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Grade 4 Author's Purpose Worksheet with Answers
Grade 4 (US) · Year 5 (UK) · Class 4 (India) · English
Unit 5: Reading Informational TextAuthor's Purpose & EvidenceCCSS RI.4.8
Deciding whether a text is written to inform, persuade or entertain, and spotting bias. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Grade 4 · English
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Learning goal: Author's Purpose & Evidence · CCSS RI.4.8
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
RememberAuthor's purpose: PIE
- 1
An article about a new phone is written by the company that makes it. Why should a reader be careful?
- 2
Author's purpose: a news report about a storm
- 3
Author's purpose: an ad saying 'Buy Crunchy Cereal now!'
- 4
Author's purpose: a mystery novel
- 5
Why might an author include a personal story in an informational article?
- 6
Author's purpose: an editorial arguing that school should start later
- 7
Author's purpose: a poem about a silly dragon
- 8
Author's purpose: a speech asking people to vote for a new library
- 9
Author's purpose: an article about how volcanoes form
- 10
Author's purpose: a letter asking the principal for a longer recess
- 11
Author's purpose: an encyclopedia entry on sharks
- 12
Author's purpose: a funny story about a talking cat
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
Unscramble the letters: ACT (clue: a pet that purrs)
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Answer key — Author's Purpose (Grade 4)
- 1.the author may be biased, wanting to sell the phone
- 2.to inform
- 3.to persuade
- 4.to entertain
- 5.to make the information relatable and engaging
- 6.to persuade
- 7.to entertain
- 8.to persuade
- 9.to inform
- 10.to persuade
- 11.to inform
- 12.to entertain
- ★cat
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.the author may be biased, wanting to sell the phone
- 2.to inform
- 3.to persuade
- 4.to entertain
- 5.to make the information relatable and engaging
- 6.to persuade
- 7.to entertain
- 8.to persuade
- 9.to inform
- 10.to persuade
- 11.to inform
- 12.to entertain
- ★cat (challenge corner)
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