Grade 3 · Reading · Challenge
Free Author's Purpose & Text Structure worksheet - version 12
Grade 3 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 3 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1W6UGUJ-16IP
1.A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later.
What is the author's main purpose?
2.Pollinators move pollen between flowers. Without this transfer, many plants make fewer fruits.
How is this text mainly organized?
3.Pollinators move pollen between flowers. Without this transfer, many plants make fewer fruits.
What is the author's main purpose?
4.City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects.
How is this text mainly organized?
5.Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them.
How is this text mainly organized?
6.Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details.
What is the author's main purpose?
7.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
How is this text mainly organized?
8.City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects.
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.
Show answers for version 12
- A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later. What is the author's main purpose?To distinguish primary and secondary sources
- Pollinators move pollen between flowers. Without this transfer, many plants make fewer fruits. How is this text mainly organized?Cause and effect
- Pollinators move pollen between flowers. Without this transfer, many plants make fewer fruits. What is the author's main purpose?To explain the importance of pollinators
- City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects. How is this text mainly organized?Description
- Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them. How is this text mainly organized?Cause and effect
- Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details. What is the author's main purpose?To show how Mina evaluated information
- The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting. How is this text mainly organized?Sequence
- City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects. What is the author's main purpose?To explain benefits of city trees
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.