Why did the author write it: to persuade, inform or entertain? Sort ten kinds of texts and read a persuasive piece. There are 2 sheets here: persuade, inform or entertain? and a persuasive letter. Pick one from the tray, print it, and add its answer key as a second page if you want one.
Worksheets
NameDate
Persuade, inform or entertain?
Circle the best answer.
An ad saying you should buy Crunchy Cerealpersuadeinformentertain
A newspaper article about a new librarypersuadeinformentertain
Directions for a board gamepersuadeinformentertain
A poster asking students to vote for Lenapersuadeinformentertain
A funny story about a talking catpersuadeinformentertain
A fairy tale about a brave princesspersuadeinformentertain
A letter asking the mayor to build a skate parkpersuadeinformentertain
A book about how volcanoes formpersuadeinformentertain
A recipe for banana breadpersuadeinformentertain
A comic strip about a silly dogpersuadeinformentertain
Using these sheets
The answer key matches the sheet on screen, including after you make new problems.
Sheets print on US Letter paper. On A4, choose “Fit to printable area” in the print dialog.
Questions
What grade are these author's purpose worksheets for?
They suit grades 2 to 5. Each sheet in the tray practices it a different way, so you can pick the one that fits.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Tick “add the answer key as page 2” before printing, or turn on Answer key to check work on screen.
Do I need an account to print?
No. The sheets print straight from this page, free, with no sign-up.