Author's Purpose Worksheets

About this Worksheet: This Author's Purpose worksheet directs the student to read a passage and attempt to identify the author's purpose. Reading is a fundamental skill, and often students struggle with recognizing that an author wrote what they are reading. This reading author's purpose worksheet helps students identify the author's purpose from the given text or reading. Identifying the author's purpose is a good comprehension strategy. This Author's Purpose worksheet may be used for a variety of grade levels.

This worksheet is suitable for 3rd grade, 4th Grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12th grade.