Small Whale · Reading worksheet
Purpose (play)
High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture
Name:
Date:
Step 1 · Read the article
Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.
https://smallwhale.org/articles/purpose--play-
Step 2 · Questions
1. From the article, write the playwright:
2. From the article, write the premiere venue:
3. What is the play Purpose about?
4. Where did Purpose first premiere?
Step 3 · Words to know
Write what each word means, using the article.
Playwright
Family Drama
Tony Award
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Step 4 · Two facts in your own words
Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.
1.
2.
Cite your source
Purpose (play). Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/purpose--play-. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.