Reading Week 8 Vocabulary/Author's Purpose

My mom is a teacher so she has _______ to all the school doors.

• access

• tribulation

• isolated

• pressure

For years Grace _______ with the fact that her hands were always sweaty.

• tribulation

• isolated

• battled

• salvage

They grabbed all they could ____ from the dingy attic.

• tribulation

• battled

• pressure

• salvage

Through the entire _______ Sandy was positive, even though it was hard.

• access

• vision

• tribulation

• insurmountable

Fiona felt very _______ when everyone was invited to the party but her.

• battled

• isolated

• salvage

• tribulation

The pipes were building with _____ as the water was blocked from flowing.

• vision

• access

• pressure

• isolated

There was an _______ number of rocks scattered around the yard.

• savage

• battled

• isolated

• insurmountable

Ever since she was 6-years-old, Molly had a _____ she would be a nurse.

• vision

• tribulation

• battled

• access

Read the passage below and select the author's purpose.

Tomatoes were once considered poisonous. Some brave people finally took a bite of a tomato, and they survived. Now, we use tomatoes in our salads and sandwiches. Do you ever use tomato sauce or ketchup? These products are made of tomatoes. If it weren't for these brave individuals, you might not be able to enjoy ketchup with your french-fries.

• Express thoughts and feelings

• Entertain

• Inform and Explain

• Persuade

Read the passage below and select the author's purpose.

Jim was unable to get to sleep.  When he went to bed he cried.  Tomorrow is his birthday party and it is going to be ruined. How can we go sledding with no snow? The next morning, when Jim got out of bed and ran to the window, he shouted with glee, "The snow has fallen and we can go sledding!"  Jim was happy because now he can have his birthday sledding party.

• Express thoughts and feelings

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform