Author's Purpose

Links verified on 10/20/11

1. Activity on Author's Purpose - (4th grade) This section includes a variety of activities designed to help you determine the author's purpose. Follow the directions on each screen and complete the activities.
2. Audience and Purpose - Read a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions on the purpose of the passage.
3. Author's Purpose - Lesson and practice. Determine why the author wrote each paragraph.
4. Author's Purpose - Read paragraphs and identify author's purpose.
5. Author's Purpose - Online quiz, includes self checking.
6. Author's Purpose - Read a passage and answer fifteen multiple choice questions to determine the author's purpose.
7. Different Text Types - [game] Learn about the different text types (persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive) with this game.
8. Different Types of Text - [3 quizzes] Understand the purpose of different text types.
9. Game - Author's Purpose - Matching game. Determine if the author's purpose is to inform, entertain or persuade.
10. Purpose and Point of View - Choose the correct answer for each question. Self checking.
11. Reading for a Purpose - Many quizzes on Purpose.