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Author's Purpose Worksheet Set

  • Updated

    Updated:  07 Apr 2025

Assess reading comprehension by using this comprehensive Author's Purpose Worksheet Set.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  2 - 4

Curriculum

  • VC2E2LY10

    Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, and begin to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context and text structures to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>listening for specific information and providing key facts or points from an informative or persuasive text</li> <li>listening and responding to detailed instructions</li> <li>integrating information from print, images and prior knowledge to make supportable inferences</li> <li>identifying the main idea of a text • predicting vocabulary that is likely to be in a text, based on the topic and the purpose of the text; for example, predicting that ‘station’ and ‘arrive’ would be in a text recounting a train journey</li> <li>using prior knowledge to make and confirm predictions when reading a text</li> <li>using graphic organisers to represent the connections between characters, order of events or sequence of information</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LY10

    Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making predictions about a text, drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic</li> <li>identifying important ideas, events or details in texts</li> <li>learning new content from reading and listening, and asking questions to expand understanding</li> <li>comparing and contrasting how different texts present similar ideas or information</li> <li>drawing inferences, using evidence from the text and prior knowledge and experience; for example, making predictions about a character's likely actions or about the content of tabbed pages on a website</li> <li>determining the relevance of a text for a particular task</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LY09

    Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and begin to evaluate texts to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making connections between information in print, images and sound</li> <li>reading or listening for key topic-specific vocabulary words to build understanding</li> <li>reading or listening to interpret the main idea and supporting ideas</li> <li>identifying evidence and reasoning used by authors to support points or arguments</li> <li>applying self-monitoring strategies such as re-reading, pausing and questioning, and self-correction strategies such as confirming and cross-checking</li> <li>connecting the use of colours, images, symbols and patterns in texts by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and illustrators</li> <li>evaluating an author’s use of evidence to support arguments</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Author's Purpose Worksheet Set

  • Updated

    Updated:  07 Apr 2025

Assess reading comprehension by using this comprehensive Author's Purpose Worksheet Set.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  2 - 4

Assess reading comprehension by using this comprehensive Author's Purpose Worksheet Set.

Author’s Purpose Reading Comprehension Worksheet Set

These engaging author’s purpose reading comprehension worksheets provide students with the opportunity to:

  • Complete reflections on chosen pieces of text to show their understanding of the author’s purpose
  • Write their own paragraphs showing their understanding of informing, persuading and entertaining
  • Compare and contrast two pieces of text
  • Decide a number of different statements are to persuade, to inform or to entertain
  • Sort words from a word bank into persuade, inform or entertain
  • Sort text features into persuade, inform or entertain
  • Read two short passages and determine what the author’s purpose is

This versatile worksheet pack is ideal as independent practice, reinforcement during literacy rotations, or a post-lesson review on author’s purpose.

Ways to Use the Author’s Purpose Worksheet Set in the Classroom

Here are some different ways you can use these Author’s Purpose Worksheets in the classroom:

  • Print the Author’s Purpose Worksheet Set double-sided
  • Use dry-erase sleeves to create a reusable version for literacy centers
  • Project the worksheet and complete it together as a class
  • Where applicable – some worksheets have answers included at the back of the PDF – for easy marking

Download the Author’s Purpose Worksheet PDF Now!

Help your students confidently determine whether a text was written to inform, entertain, or persuade with this classroom-ready Author’s Purpose Worksheet Set! Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF or the editable Google Slide version.


Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.


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