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Free Author's Purpose & Text Structure worksheet - version 9
Grade 2 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 2 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1WGLB70-NLIB
1.The class tested paper towels using equal water, measured each result, and recorded the data.
What is the author's main purpose?
2.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?
3.A pond is smaller than a lake, but both are freshwater habitats that support living things.
What is the author's main purpose?
4.The class tested paper towels using equal water, measured each result, and recorded the data.
How is this text mainly organized?
5.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
What is the author's main purpose?
6.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
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.Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them.
What is the author's main purpose?
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.
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- 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
- 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
- A pond is smaller than a lake, but both are freshwater habitats that support living things. What is the author's main purpose?To compare ponds and lakes
- The class tested paper towels using equal water, measured each result, and recorded the data. How is this text mainly organized?Sequence
- 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
- The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting. How is this text mainly organized?Sequence
- 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
- Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them. What is the author's main purpose?To explain how ocean temperature affects storms
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.