A Long Walk to Water Chapter 7
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5th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 7 of "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park, a novel commonly taught at the middle school level, specifically grades 6-8. The questions assess students' reading comprehension and ability to recall specific details from the text, including plot events, character experiences, and setting elements. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to identify key story elements such as conflict (Nya's sister's illness from contaminated water), character development (Marial's fate), and problem-solving within the narrative (building canoes from papyrus reeds to cross the Nile River). The content addresses serious themes including access to clean water, medical care in remote areas, survival during wartime, and the refugee experience. Students must demonstrate their understanding of cause-and-effect relationships, such as how contaminated water affects vulnerable populations and why geographical barriers create additional challenges for the characters. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying middle-grade literature and reading comprehension. The assessment serves as an excellent tool for checking student understanding after reading Chapter 7, ensuring they have grasped the essential plot points before moving forward in the novel. Teachers can implement this quiz as a quick formative assessment to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension or rereading of the chapter. It works effectively as a homework assignment to reinforce key events, a warm-up activity to review the previous day's reading, or as part of a more comprehensive unit assessment on the novel. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text explicitly states, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3, which focus on analyzing how particular elements of a story interact and develop over the course of the text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What made Nya's sister sick?
It's too cold
Water
Mosquitos
Food
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is in danger of dying if they get sick from the water?
Little Kids
The elderly
Dogs
Cattle
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it hard to get medical help for Nya's sister?
It is a few days walk away
There isn't any
There are no doctors
It's too expensive
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened to Marial?
He got lost in the middle of the night
He was eaten by a lion
He went home
The group found him swimming in a hidden lake
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What river must the group cross?
The Nile
The Mississippi
The Amazon
The Hudson
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How will the group cross the river?
They will swim
They will take the next ferry
They must build canoes
Cross the bridge
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the group make the canoes with?
Papyrus reeds
Old tires
Pool Noodles
Repair an abandoned boat
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
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