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Free Author's Purpose & Text Structure worksheet - version 19
Grade 1 author's purpose & text structure practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Author's Purpose & Text Structure
Grade 1 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-ZKSPOW-3766
1.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
What is the author's main purpose?
2.Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details.
How is this text mainly organized?
3.The class tested paper towels using equal water, measured each result, and recorded the data.
What is the author's main purpose?
4.Weather can change in hours, but climate describes patterns measured over many years.
How is this text mainly organized?
5.A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed.
What is the author's main purpose?
6.A pond is smaller than a lake, but both are freshwater habitats that support living things.
How is this text mainly organized?
7.Weather can change in hours, but climate describes patterns measured over many years.
What is the author's main purpose?
8.A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed.
How is this text mainly organized?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 19
- The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting. What is the author's main purpose?To describe how the council made a decision
- Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details. How is this text mainly organized?Sequence
- The class tested paper towels using equal water, measured each result, and recorded the data. What is the author's main purpose?To describe a fair test
- Weather can change in hours, but climate describes patterns measured over many years. How is this text mainly organized?Compare and contrast
- A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed. What is the author's main purpose?To explain how a lever works
- A pond is smaller than a lake, but both are freshwater habitats that support living things. How is this text mainly organized?Compare and contrast
- Weather can change in hours, but climate describes patterns measured over many years. What is the author's main purpose?To explain the difference between weather and climate
- A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed. How is this text mainly organized?Cause and effect
Worked example
Use the author's choices and relationships between ideas to identify purpose and organization.
Common mistake
Choosing a structure from one transition word alone.
Helpful hint
Summarize how ideas relate across the whole passage.