Author's Purpose Test Retake

Read this dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the word tolerant as it is used in paragraph 7?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Which word or words in paragraph 5 help the reader determine the meaning of the word conserve?

• make rules

• ask people

• use

• save

Read paragraph 4. Droughts can also affect the amount of water that people use. People need water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. They also use it for washing cars and watering plants. A city’s water comes from nearby lakes or from underground. During a drought, these water bodies are emptied. Without rain, they do not get refilled. Which pair of words from the paragraph are antonyms?

• people/plants

• bathing/washing

• lakes/underground

• emptied/refilled

Which of the following is a key idea from the passage?

• Wild animals do well during a drought.

• Trumpet vines make gardens grow.

• Hot and dry summers can cause drought.

• Rivers and lakes are full during a drought.

What is a key idea from paragraphs 3 and 4?

• Drought can affect the supply of water.

• Ponds can disappear in a drought.

• People get water from lakes and underground water supplies.

• People should conserve water.

What is the author’s purpose for including paragraphs 7–9? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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The author wrote this selection mainly to —

• explain how drought affects animals

• share the concerns of gardeners

• provide information about droughts

• explain why rivers and lakes dry up

What is the most likely reason the author begins the text with the ideas in paragraph 1?

• to explain the definition of a drought

• to list the problems that droughts cause for people

• to suggest that Texans should not grow plants during a drought

• to describe the main reason that droughts occur in Texas

The author organizes the information in this passage by —

• explaining the causes and effects of drought

• providing instructions on how to survive a drought

• describing one of the worst droughts in history

• highlighting the reasons why people should conserve water

The map included in the selection shows readers that Texas —

• has more than one area under extreme drought

• has some level of drought across the entire state

• doesn’t have any areas with drought

• only has low levels of drought