Brown Girl Dreaming Vocabulary 2 and Author's Purpose

On p.28, the mother's voice is described as "the lilt of her words a breath of warm air moving over each leaf." What does LILT mean?

• a pleasant gentle accent

• to walk with a limp

• to lean over

• bad breath

On p.29, dad says, "All you Woodson kids deserve to be as good as you already are." What does deserve mean?

• punish

• go in reverse

• to wait tables

• to be worthy of

On p.32, what word describes the size of the grandparents yard as being very large?

On p.34, what does GLEAM mean in the phrase "her newly pressed and curled hair gleaming?"

• unwashed

• shining brightly

• messy

• colorful

ON p.32, the grandparents have a " white handkerchief, embroidered with blue." What does EMBROIDERED mean?

• painted

• made of glass

• decorate with needlework

• worthy of

On p.36, what kind of bowls is the food placed in that is thin, beautiful pottery?

On p.37, "the small clutch of us children were pressed against my grandmother’s apron." What does CLUTCH mean?

• hold tightly

• a piece of metal

• thin, decorative glass

• to shine brightly

On p.37, "We board the Greyhound bus, bound for Ohio." What does BOUND mean?

• obligated or promised

• tied up

• an accent

• large or unable to measure

What would be the purpose of this passage?

A National Geographic article on climate change informs readers about the state of the planet, providing facts and figures about global warming, melting ice caps, and so on.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What would be the purpose of this passage?

I step outside. First, it's a quick, cold intake of breath, then a warm, cloudy exhale into the new winter day. Dots of ice—tiny, sharp, frozen drops land and vanish on my still-warm cheeks.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Describe