Author's Purpose and Point of View
Grade 5 - Reading - Building Confidence
Read "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?
- to show how a character's strategy leads to success
- to persuade readers that connected flower beds can help pollinators
- to describe how testing improves a design
- to show how listening to many voices shapes public art
Which point of view is suggested by "River Bridge"?
- The narrator favors thoughtful planning over hurried action.
- The article presents multiple views before judging the plans.
- The narrator presents collaboration as the mural's strength.
- The club believes small habitat links can make a useful path.
Which quote best reveals the author's purpose in "River Bridge"?
- surface type affects how fast a place warms
- the cheapest plan was not always the most useful plan
- choose the route that matched the day's conditions
- she paused and studied the open squares
Which choice names a topic but not the purpose of "Weather Station"?
- The report values repeated measurements over guesses.
- to explain a pattern in weather data
- The report should include surface type when explaining warming.
- Weather Station
How can a reader infer point of view in "Weather Station"?
- study word choice and which evidence the author emphasizes
- use only the page number
- ignore the author's claims
- count the letters in the title
Read "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?
- to show how a character's strategy leads to success
- to describe how testing improves a design
- to help hikers compare trail routes safely
- to persuade readers that connected flower beds can help pollinators
Which point of view is suggested by "Lighthouse Trail"?
- The article presents multiple views before judging the plans.
- The narrator presents collaboration as the mural's strength.
- The narrator favors thoughtful planning over hurried action.
- The guide values safety and observation over excitement alone.
Which quote best reveals the author's purpose in "Solar Garden"?
- a chain of flower beds could turn the walk into a pollinator path
- choose the route that matched the day's conditions
- both covers solved different problems
- accuracy mattered more than speed
Which choice names a topic but not the purpose of "Lighthouse Trail"?
- to help hikers compare trail routes safely
- Lighthouse Trail
- The guide values safety and observation over excitement alone.
- Hikers should choose the marsh path on windy days.
How can a reader infer point of view in "Solar Garden"?
- ignore the author's claims
- use only the page number
- study word choice and which evidence the author emphasizes
- count the letters in the title