Year 3 Reading: Author_purpose

34 practice questions on author_purpose for Year 3 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 3 Reading — Author_purpose Questions

Question 1Mediumauthor_purpose

The writer ends the story with the grandmother pulling out a bigger puzzle to show that

Question 2Hardauthor_purpose

The author describes dugongs, sea turtles, and many species of fish in the second paragraph. This is most likely to

Question 3Hardauthor_purpose

The opening question 'Are you ready to build the future?' is used to

Question 4Mediumauthor_purpose

The main reason this notice was written is to

Question 5Hardauthor_purpose

This letter uses the phrase 'we believe parents would be proud.' The purpose of including parents in this statement is to

Question 6Hardauthor_purpose

The narrator says 'I had decided this was the best place I had ever slept' at the end. The writer includes this to show that

Question 7Hardauthor_purpose

The 'Notes' section at the end of the report tells readers what to expect in the coming months. This is most likely included to

Question 8Easyauthor_purpose

What is the main reason Sophie wrote this letter?

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All questions are aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 (ACARA) and mapped to the NAPLAN Assessment Framework.

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