Stated or Implied Purpose? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling a purpose the writer says from one you work out, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Stated or Implied Purpose?
RI.4.1
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Sort each one into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Purpose stated or Purpose implied?
Sort: "Every lunchtime the field is covered in wrappers. Nobody picks them up.", "In this article I will show you how a canal lock works.", "This poster is here to remind you to wash your hands.", "The school choir sings on Friday. Tickets are at the office.", "My reason for writing is to thank you for the school trip.", "Last year the library lent ten thousand books. This year it may close."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
2.Sort each one: Purpose stated or Purpose implied?
Sort: "Read on to find out why bats sleep upside down.", "Bees visit our flowers all summer. Without flowers, there are no bees.", "Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down. We use thousands a week.", "The crossing has no lights. Cars come around the bend fast.", "These instructions tell you how to build a bird feeder.", "This report sets out what we found in the pond survey."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
3.Sort each one: Purpose stated or Purpose implied?
Sort: "This booklet explains how to look after a pet rabbit.", "Our hens lay fresh eggs each morning. Come to the farm gate on Saturdays.", "I am writing to ask you to build a crossing outside our school.", "Hedgehogs wander far at night. Many are hit on our road each spring.", "The old bridge creaks. Two planks are missing. Children cross it every day.", "I want to persuade you that our town needs a skate park."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
LessonPrint · RI.4.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Stated or Implied Purpose?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "Every lunchtime the field is covered in wrappers. Nobody picks them up." — Purpose implied 2. "In this article I will show you how a canal lock works." — Purpose stated 3. "Last year the library lent ten thousand books. This year it may close." — Purpose implied 4. "My reason for writing is to thank you for the school trip." — Purpose stated 5. "The school choir sings on Friday. Tickets are at the office." — Purpose implied 6. "This poster is here to remind you to wash your hands." — Purpose stated
2.1. "Bees visit our flowers all summer. Without flowers, there are no bees." — Purpose implied 2. "Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down. We use thousands a week." — Purpose implied 3. "Read on to find out why bats sleep upside down." — Purpose stated 4. "The crossing has no lights. Cars come around the bend fast." — Purpose implied 5. "These instructions tell you how to build a bird feeder." — Purpose stated 6. "This report sets out what we found in the pond survey." — Purpose stated
3.1. "Hedgehogs wander far at night. Many are hit on our road each spring." — Purpose implied 2. "I am writing to ask you to build a crossing outside our school." — Purpose stated 3. "I want to persuade you that our town needs a skate park." — Purpose stated 4. "Our hens lay fresh eggs each morning. Come to the farm gate on Saturdays." — Purpose implied 5. "The old bridge creaks. Two planks are missing. Children cross it every day." — Purpose implied 6. "This booklet explains how to look after a pet rabbit." — Purpose stated
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.