Purpose Match

Worksheet Description

This worksheet asks students to sort author purposes and text features into fiction, non-fiction, or both categories. Students think about why authors write and identify which characteristics belong to different types of books. The activity includes elements such as characters, charts, plots, headings, and illustrations. By examining each item, students gain a clearer understanding of how texts are organized and why they are written.

Completing this worksheet helps students strengthen their ability to analyze reading materials and recognize key text structures. It encourages careful thinking about an author’s purpose and how that purpose shapes a book. Students also develop comparison and categorization skills that support deeper comprehension. These abilities help readers navigate a wide variety of texts with greater confidence and understanding.

This worksheet is part of our fiction vs nonfiction worksheet series.