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Grade 7 Author's Purpose and Perspective Practice Test

Build Grade 7 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on author's purpose, audience, point of view, perspective, tone, bias, evidence, and author choices.

Author's Purpose and Perspective Practice Tests

These Grade 7 English Language Arts practice tests use original literary, informational, and persuasive passages to build close-reading skills. Students identify whether an author intends to inform, persuade, entertain, explain, or reflect, then analyze audience, point of view, tone, bias, evidence, and word choice.

Skills covered

  • Identifying purposes such as informing, persuading, entertaining, explaining, and reflecting
  • Analyzing first-person, third-person, objective, limited, and omniscient perspectives
  • Determining intended audience from language, structure, examples, and level of detail
  • Interpreting tone, attitude, word choice, and point of view
  • Recognizing bias, missing information, counterpoints, and unsupported claims
  • Comparing how different authors present the same topic or event

How to use these practice tests

Look at the author's verbs, evidence, tone, audience, and requested action. Ask whether the text mainly gives information, encourages a decision, creates an experience, or explains a process. Then check whether the narrator's knowledge and word choices reveal a particular perspective.

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Grade 7 Author's Purpose and Perspective Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 7 English Language Arts practice test on author's purpose, perspective, point of view, audience, tone, bias, evidence, and author choices.

Read each passage closely, identify the author's purpose and intended audience, and analyze how perspective, tone, evidence, and word choice shape meaning.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "Rain gardens use shallow planted areas to collect water from roofs and sidewalks. Their roots help the soil absorb water and can reduce runoff into storm drains." What is the author's primary purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To inform readers about how rain gardens work.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The passage gives factual explanations about rain gardens, their roots, and runoff rather than telling a story or making a sales pitch.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The passage gives factual explanations about rain gardens, their roots, and runoff rather than telling a story or making a sales pitch.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "Bring your old notebooks to Friday's collection drive. Every notebook we reuse means fewer supplies are wasted, so your small action can make a real difference." What is the author's purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To persuade readers to participate in the collection drive.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The command to bring notebooks and the appeal about making a difference encourage readers to act.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The command to bring notebooks and the appeal about making a difference encourage readers to act.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "The goat marched into the kitchen wearing one sock and carrying a spoon. When the chef turned around, the goat bowed as if it had prepared the entire breakfast." What is the author's primary purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To entertain readers with an amusing fictional scene.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The absurd actions and playful situation are designed to amuse the reader.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The absurd actions and playful situation are designed to amuse the reader.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "First, place the seeds in a damp paper towel. Next, seal the towel in a clear bag and leave it near a sunny window. Check it each day for roots." What is the author's purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To explain a process step by step.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The sequence words and commands explain how to complete a process.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The sequence words and commands explain how to complete a process.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "I still remember the sound of my father's bicycle bell as he led me down the street. I was nervous then, but the memory makes me smile now." Why did the author most likely write this passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To reflect on a meaningful past experience.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The first-person memory and present reflection show that the writer is looking back on a meaningful experience.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The first-person memory and present reflection show that the writer is looking back on a meaningful experience.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "The article lists three reasons a town installed shade structures: cooler playgrounds, longer outdoor activities, and safer summer events." Which purpose is best supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To inform readers about the reasons for a town decision.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The article presents factual reasons for the decision without telling a story or issuing a direct command.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The article presents factual reasons for the decision without telling a story or issuing a direct command.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "The report uses measurements, dates, and quotations from engineers to describe the bridge inspection. It does not tell readers what opinion to have." What is the author's likely purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To present information objectively.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: Measurements, dates, and expert quotations support an objective informational purpose.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

Measurements, dates, and expert quotations support an objective informational purpose.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "The moon followed the traveler like a quiet lantern, and the road curled through the sleeping hills." What is the author's likely purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To create an imaginative mood for a literary scene.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The comparison and personification create an artistic, imaginative description rather than factual instructions.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The comparison and personification create an artistic, imaginative description rather than factual instructions.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth. This simple habit can save water every day." Which detail most clearly shows that the author wants readers to change their behavior?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The direct command to turn off the faucet.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The command directly tells readers what action to take, revealing a persuasive purpose.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The command directly tells readers what action to take, revealing a persuasive purpose.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: "The museum guide explains how people built the first harbor wall, then invites visitors to imagine the workers carrying stones across the beach." Which pair describes the passage's purposes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To inform readers about history and help them imagine the past.

  1. Identify the text situation: Notice what the author says, how the information is presented, who is speaking, and who is expected to read or hear it.
  2. Connect choices to purpose or perspective: The factual explanation informs, while the invitation to imagine adds an engaging descriptive purpose.
  3. Choose the best supported interpretation: Select the answer supported by the text rather than by assumptions about the author or topic.

The factual explanation informs, while the invitation to imagine adds an engaging descriptive purpose.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 7 Author's Purpose and Perspective

What is author's purpose?

Author's purpose is the main reason a text was created, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, explain, or reflect.

What is perspective in a text?

Perspective is the viewpoint or attitude from which an author or narrator presents events, ideas, and information.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 7 Author's Purpose and Perspective questions in total.