Students complete nine sentences identifying purpose from passage excerpts about rain forests, sunscreen ads, and fact-based writing. The matching activity pairs four passages — an urgent recycling message, a science statement, a playful story opening, and a water park ad — with their correct PIE purpose and a brief explanation.
Matching passages to labeled PIE categories with explanations reinforces the habit of citing specific language clues rather than guessing purpose from topic alone.
Style:
Author's Purpose
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. "The rain forest is home to millions of species..." This passage was written to inform the reader.
2. "Buy our new sunscreen — your family deserves the best!" The phrase "deserves the best" is used to persuade the reader.
3. When an author includes facts, statistics, and definitions, the purpose is most likely to inform.
4. "Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..." The word "giggled" is a clue that the purpose is to entertain.
5. A newspaper editorial that argues schools should have longer recess is written to persuade.
6. Evidence from the text that supports your answer about purpose is called text evidence.
7. "She crept down the dark hallway, heart pounding..." The author builds suspense to keep readers engaged.
8. An author who wants to persuade often includes reasons and evidence to support their argument.
9. A cookbook that explains how to bake bread step by step has the purpose of informing the reader.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
"You MUST recycle. Our planet is dying."
→ Persuade — uses urgent language to convince
Entertain — uses humor and playful imagery
"The solar system contains eight planets..."
→ Inform — states scientific facts clearly
Persuade — uses urgent language to convince
"Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..."
→ Entertain — uses humor and playful imagery
Persuade — uses excitement to attract visitors
"Visit our water park today! Fun for the whole family!"
→ Persuade — uses excitement to attract visitors
Inform — states scientific facts clearly
Author's Purpose
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) "The rain forest is home to millions of species..." This passage was written to inform the reader.
2) "Buy our new sunscreen — your family deserves the best!" The phrase "deserves the best" is used to persuade the reader.
3) When an author includes facts, statistics, and definitions, the purpose is most likely to inform.
4) "Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..." The word "giggled" is a clue that the purpose is to entertain.
5) A newspaper editorial that argues schools should have longer recess is written to persuade.
6) Evidence from the text that supports your answer about purpose is called text evidence.
7) "She crept down the dark hallway, heart pounding..." The author builds suspense to keep readers engaged.
8) An author who wants to persuade often includes reasons and evidence to support their argument.
9) A cookbook that explains how to bake bread step by step has the purpose of informing the reader.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
"You MUST recycle. Our planet is dying."
→ Persuade — uses urgent language to convince
Entertain — uses humor and playful imagery
"The solar system contains eight planets..."
→ Inform — states scientific facts clearly
Persuade — uses urgent language to convince
"Max giggled as the puppy licked his nose..."
→ Entertain — uses humor and playful imagery
Persuade — uses excitement to attract visitors
"Visit our water park today! Fun for the whole family!"
→ Persuade — uses excitement to attract visitors
Inform — states scientific facts clearly
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