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Author's Purpose and Point of View
Grade 5 - Reading - Building Confidence
Worksheet 1
1Read "Community Mural": Before painting the mural, Rosa asked elders, students, and store owners what images belonged on the wall. Some wanted historic scenes, while others wanted present-day portraits. Rosa sketched a design that placed old photographs beside current faces. What is the author's main purpose?
2Which point of view is suggested by "River Bridge"?
3Which quote best reveals the author's purpose in "River Bridge"?
4Which choice names a topic but not the purpose of "Weather Station"?
5How can a reader infer point of view in "Weather Station"?
6Read "Library Robot": Arun built a small robot that sorted returned books by scanning colored shelf tags. At first, the robot moved quickly but placed biographies with fiction. Arun slowed the scanner and added a second check, proving that accuracy mattered more than speed. What is the author's main purpose?
7Which point of view is suggested by "Lighthouse Trail"?
8Which quote best reveals the author's purpose in "Solar Garden"?
9Which choice names a topic but not the purpose of "Lighthouse Trail"?
10How can a reader infer point of view in "Solar Garden"?
About this worksheet
Author's purpose and point of view require students to ask why a text was written and what attitude or stance shapes it asks fifth graders to read closely, connect ideas across sentences, and choose evidence rather than a familiar-sounding answer. Students may confuse the topic with the purpose, or they may say the author is neutral when the word choice clearly favors one idea. This worksheet uses compact passages and source pairs so students must return to the words on the page before answering. Students identify purposes, infer point of view, connect stance to word choice, and separate what the text is about from why the author wrote it. Support versions use more direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, longer evidence, or a second source to compare. Ask your child to point to the line, feature, or reason that proves the answer. If a choice sounds reasonable but cannot be proved from the text, it is not the best reading answer.
What your child will learn
Identify purpose
Infer point of view
Use word-choice clues
Separate topic from stance
Worked example
A guide that warns hikers to choose a trail for the day's conditions is written to advise, not just entertain.
Common mistake
Naming the topic instead of the author's reason for writing.
Helpful hint
Ask what the author wants the reader to understand, do, or believe.
Worksheet 1