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 21 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: "This booklet explains how to look after a pet rabbit.", "In this article I will show you how a canal lock works.", "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.", "Last year the library lent ten thousand books. This year it may close.", "Read on to find out why bats sleep upside down."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
2.Sort each one: Purpose stated or Purpose implied?
Sort: "The aim of this guide is to help you plant a vegetable garden.", "I want to persuade you that our town needs a skate park.", "Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down. We use thousands a week.", "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.", "The pool is warm, the slides are new and the cafe opens at ten."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
3.Sort each one: Purpose stated or Purpose implied?
Sort: "The crossing has no lights. Cars come around the bend fast.", "The school choir sings on Friday. Tickets are at the office.", "These instructions tell you how to build a bird feeder.", "Bees visit our flowers all summer. Without flowers, there are no bees.", "This report sets out what we found in the pond survey.", "This poster is here to remind you to wash your hands."
Purpose statedPurpose implied
LessonPrint · RI.4.1 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Stated or Implied Purpose?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "Hedgehogs wander far at night. Many are hit on our road each spring." — 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. "Read on to find out why bats sleep upside down." — Purpose stated 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
2.1. "I am writing to ask you to build a crossing outside our school." — Purpose stated 2. "I want to persuade you that our town needs a skate park." — Purpose stated 3. "Our hens lay fresh eggs each morning. Come to the farm gate on Saturdays." — Purpose implied 4. "Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down. We use thousands a week." — Purpose implied 5. "The aim of this guide is to help you plant a vegetable garden." — Purpose stated 6. "The pool is warm, the slides are new and the cafe opens at ten." — Purpose implied
3.1. "Bees visit our flowers all summer. Without flowers, there are no bees." — Purpose implied 2. "The crossing has no lights. Cars come around the bend fast." — Purpose implied 3. "The school choir sings on Friday. Tickets are at the office." — Purpose implied 4. "These instructions tell you how to build a bird feeder." — Purpose stated 5. "This poster is here to remind you to wash your hands." — Purpose stated 6. "This report sets out what we found in the pond survey." — Purpose stated
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.