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Grade 6 Author's Purpose Worksheet with Answers
Grade 6 (US) · Year 7 (UK) · Class 6 (India) · English
Unit 5: Reading Informational TextAuthor's Point of ViewCCSS RI.6.6
Deciding whether a text is written to inform, persuade or entertain, and spotting bias. This free middle school 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 6 · English
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Learning goal: Author's Point of View · CCSS RI.6.6
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
Author's purpose: a funny story about a talking cat
Answer: to entertain
RememberAuthor's purpose: PIE
- 1
Author's purpose: a mystery novel
- 2
Author's purpose: a speech asking people to vote for a new library
- 3
Author's purpose: an editorial arguing that school should start later
- 4
Author's purpose: a poem about a silly dragon
- 5
Author's purpose: step-by-step directions for building a birdhouse
- 6
Author's purpose: an encyclopedia entry on sharks
- 7
Author's purpose: an ad saying 'Buy Crunchy Cereal now!'
- 8
An article about a new phone is written by the company that makes it. Why should a reader be careful?
- 9
Author's purpose: a news report about a storm
- 10
Read: 'Studies show teens need 9 hours of sleep, so schools must start later.' What is the purpose, and what evidence is used?
- 11
Author's purpose: a letter asking the principal for a longer recess
- 12
Why might an author include a personal story in an informational article?
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
Unscramble the letters: AHT (clue: you wear it on your head)
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Answer key — Author's Purpose (Grade 6)
- 1.to entertain
- 2.to persuade
- 3.to persuade
- 4.to entertain
- 5.to inform (to explain how)
- 6.to inform
- 7.to persuade
- 8.the author may be biased, wanting to sell the phone
- 9.to inform
- 10.to persuade; studies about teen sleep
- 11.to persuade
- 12.to make the information relatable and engaging
- ★hat
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.to entertain
- 2.to persuade
- 3.to persuade
- 4.to entertain
- 5.to inform (to explain how)
- 6.to inform
- 7.to persuade
- 8.the author may be biased, wanting to sell the phone
- 9.to inform
- 10.to persuade; studies about teen sleep
- 11.to persuade
- 12.to make the information relatable and engaging
- ★hat (challenge corner)
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