This identifying author's purpose worksheet has 3rd graders read a giraffe passage and decide whether the author wants to inform, persuade, or entertain. Answer key included for easy reading practice.

An illustrated author's purpose worksheet where 2nd graders read four short passages and fill in the bubble for entertain, persuade, or inform. Answer key included, so reading practice takes minutes to set up and score.

This Informational Text Graphic Organizer Worksheet gives 4th graders one landscape page to record genre, author's purpose, key vocabulary, and important facts from any nonfiction text — a reusable, no-prep way to build stronger reading comprehension.

This characters voice and point of view worksheet gives 4th graders four short stories to sort into first person and third person, with text-evidence lines. Answer key included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

This Purpose Worksheet gives 3rd graders six short passages to sort into persuade, inform, or entertain, plus two clue-word items. An answer key is included, so it works as a quick no-prep reading check.

This Identifying the Author and the Illustrator Worksheet helps 1st Grade readers name who wrote the words and who drew the pictures, with an answer key included so checking work takes seconds.

Using this Where the Wild Things Are Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are.

This Who's Talking Worksheet asks 2nd Grade readers to match four quoted lines back to the character who said them, then explain how they knew, with an answer key included.

This author's point and supporting evidence worksheet gives 3rd grade students a short persuasive article, four questions, and a written response, with an answer key, so they learn to prove an idea from the text.

This author and illustrator worksheet helps kindergarten students circle who made each card, the author who writes words or the illustrator who draws pictures. An answer key is included for quick checking.

This author and illustrator of a story worksheet helps kindergarten students match each helper to the words or pictures of a book. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

This author’s purpose of informational text worksheet asks 3rd graders to decide which question each short nonfiction text was written to answer. An answer key is included, so it is easy no-prep practice for close reading.

This 100th Day of School Party Worksheet is a great way to teach your kids about the author and illustrator of a book to celebrate the 100th day of school.

This Author and Illustrators Worksheet has 1st graders name the author and illustrator of any picture book, tell what the words and pictures add, and draw a favorite page.

The Who's Talking Now Worksheet gives 4th graders three short stories about one windy morning, told by three different narrators, plus an answer key for quick checking of point of view work.

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Practice finding reasons with this support the point worksheet for 3rd grade. Students read a short recycling article, answer questions about the author's point, and use evidence. An answer key is included.

Use this Supporting the Point Worksheet to help kindergarten students find the reasons an author gives for a big idea, with five bubble questions and an answer key for easy checking.

This Reasons the Author Gives Worksheet has 2nd Grade students read a short text about bowling and name the reasons the author gives for the point being made. Includes an answer key.

Use this making a point with support worksheet to help kindergarten readers find an author's point and the reasons behind it. Includes an answer key and builds early opinion-reading skills.