Author's Purpose and Text Structure
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
Read "The Night Hike": Before the park hike, Mateo clipped a small red light to his backpack. The guide asked everyone to keep voices low because owls were nesting nearby. When the group reached the overlook, Mateo pointed out the trail markers without disturbing the birds. What is the author's purpose?
- to ask the reader for money
- to list unrelated facts
- to tell how a hiker follows rules that protect wildlife
- Night hikes are better than daytime hikes.
Which clue from "The Night Hike" supports the author's purpose?
- Mateo fed the owls from his hand.
- The guide asked everyone to keep voices low.
- Mateo wants to scare the birds away.
- The passage has no clues.
Which text structure best describes how "The Night Hike" is organized?
- list of unrelated facts
- question and answer
- sequence of events
- alphabetical order
Which pair shows a cause-effect connection that shapes "The Bridge Revision"?
- The first bridge sagged under six washers. -> Talia added two folded braces underneath.
- No details are connected.
- Talia -> a classroom bridge test
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall. -> Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.
Which purpose does not fit "The Bridge Revision"?
- to help the reader understand the topic
- to share details from the text
- to tell about an event in the passage
- to give directions for cooking a meal
Read "The Market Plan": Before the school market, Ravi surveyed classmates about snacks they might buy. Fruit cups received more votes than muffins, so his group ordered extra apples and grapes. On market day, the fruit cups sold out before the final bell. What is the author's purpose?
- to explain how survey data can guide a decision
- to hide the main idea
- Fruit cups are always better than muffins.
- to list unrelated facts
Which clue from "The Tide Pool Note" supports the author's purpose?
- Leila wrote the time beside her drawing.
- The passage has no clues.
- Crabs are the funniest tide-pool animals.
- Leila collected the crab and took it home.
Which text structure best describes how "The Market Plan" is organized?
- alphabetical order
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- question and answer
Which pair shows a cause-effect connection that shapes "The Broken Sundial"?
- Chen replaced the museum's electric clocks. -> Sundials are more useful than all modern clocks.
- The stone base had shifted out of place. -> The sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour.
- The sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour. -> The stone base had shifted out of place.
- Chen -> an outdoor museum exhibit
Which purpose does not fit "The Broken Sundial"?
- to tell about an event in the passage
- to help the reader understand the topic
- to explain a problem with an observation tool
- to give directions for cooking a meal