A Long Walk to Water: Vocabulary Ch. 1-12

"She always tried not to step on the spiky plants... but their thorns littered the ground everywhere."

What is the part of speech of thorns?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"At first, everyone stood around uncertainly, speaking in tense whispers and silent with fear."

In this sentence, the part of speech of the word tense is:

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The rebels - those who were fighting against the government."

In ALWtW, what is the best description of the rebels?

• Salva and his traveling companions

• The South Sudanese fighters

• Uncle Jewiir and his friends

• North Sudan Islamic Government

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"Nya took the hollowed gourd that was tied to the handle of the plastic container."

A gourd is a type of:

• Animal skin

• Rock

• Plastic Cup

• Vegetable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The ritual scar patterns on her forehead were familiar: they were Dinka patterns."

The scars were the result of a:

• Cultural Ceremony

• Battle Injury

• Birthmark

• Terrible Accident

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness."

Match the correct part of speech with the meaning of luscious:

• Noun - sour

• Adjective - pleasing

• Verb - pleasing

• Adjective - sour

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"...people, all in an identical pose - bent over, holding their stomachs, and waiting for the next wave of nausea."

People experiencing nausea have problems with their:

• mental health

• respiratory system

• eyes

• digestive system

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Salva blinked away the sleepiness and looked at Uncle, whose face was very solemn."

Uncle Jawiir was solemn because...

• They found a safe place to rest.

• The group stumbled upon a hidden freshwater pond.

• Marial was taken by a lion.

• Uncle Jawiir knew Salva's family was probably killed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"The sun was relentless and eternal: there was neither wisp of cloud nor whiff of breeze for relief."

Eternal means:

• hot

• long-lasting

• bright

• refreshing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"There was not a thing to indicate that the group was making any progress at all across the desert."

Match the part of speech of indicate with its synonym:

• Noun - signal

• Verb - signal

• Adjective - signal

• Verb - stop

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4