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These author purpose worksheets help your child use wording, structure and audience clues to explain what a text is trying to do, including when it has more than one purpose.
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What you get
Author Purpose Detective: one PDF with 25 total pages. 17 original passage activities with 51 questions, a worked example and explanatory answer notes.
- Compare informing, instructing, persuading, entertaining and reflecting.
- Separate a text topic from its purpose and identify blended functions.
- Question unsupported claims without pretending to know private intentions.
Page counts include covers, guidance and answer or support pages; they are not counts of unique activities.
Choose a comfortable starting point
Suggested ages 7-11, with adult support as useful. Accept supported alternative interpretations.
Important guidance
Fictional passages support evidence-based discussion, not one rigid label for every text. No reading-gain guarantee or diagnosis is implied.
Print and use at home
English-language US Letter portrait PDF (8.5 x 11 inches). Print selected pages and check your printer preview. This is not a digitally fillable form or an interactive app. A compatible PDF reader, paper and a pencil are needed; printing and all physical supplies are not included.
Know exactly what you are buying
This listing contains one original PDF. Future bundles may include this same file; check component titles before purchasing more than one listing.
This is a separate learning resource, not the free 15-book family coloring bonus. It is not a complete curriculum, assessment, therapy or guarantee of progress.
Use and permission
For the purchasing household. Do not redistribute, resell or publicly upload the file. Contact Wonder Kids Toy for permission beyond household use.
Common questions
Is this a physical book?
No. This is an English-language digital PDF download. No physical book, toy, paper, printer or other supplies are shipped.
Which format is included?
One US Letter portrait printable PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches. No A4 edition, interactive app or digitally fillable form is included.
Who is this for?
Suggested ages 7-11, with adult support as useful. Accept supported alternative interpretations.
What should an adult know?
Fictional passages support evidence-based discussion, not one rigid label for every text. No reading-gain guarantee or diagnosis is implied.
Can I share or resell it?
For personal household use. Do not redistribute, publicly upload or resell this file. Contact Wonder Kids Toy for use beyond one household.
How many pages are included?
25 total PDF pages, including cover, instructions and answer or support pages. This is not a count of separate activities.