A Long Walk to Water Chapter 10
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 10 of "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park, a novel that alternates between the stories of Nya and Salva during Sudan's civil war. The questions assess middle-grade reading comprehension skills appropriate for grades 6-8, requiring students to demonstrate literal comprehension, recall specific plot details, and understand character motivations. Students need strong reading comprehension abilities to track dual narratives, understand cause-and-effect relationships in the plot, and interpret characters' decisions within the context of survival and conflict. The quiz evaluates students' ability to distinguish between true and false statements about story events, identify key plot elements such as setting details and character plans, and understand the significance of obstacles the characters face during their dangerous journey through the desert. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying middle-grade literature and reading comprehension. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a chapter check for understanding, homework assignment to reinforce reading, or formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension before moving to the next chapter. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to review the previous night's reading assignment or as part of guided reading discussions to ensure all students are following the complex dual narrative structure. The questions align with Common Core standards RL.6.1, RL.7.1, and RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, and RL.6.3, RL.7.3, and RL.8.3, which focus on analyzing how particular elements of a story interact and advance the plot or develop characters.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Nya's village, where did the men tell the chief they would find water?
between the two big trees
at the bottom of the hill
the water tower
the lake at the edge of the village
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Uncle tell Salva to not give water to the men?
They owe him money
The men will die anyway
They previously refused to give Salva food
he is too small and won't survive if he does
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Even though the women gave the group of men water they all died.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What has been worrying Salva the whole time he has been walking towards Ethiopia?
Did Marial really die?
How will his parents find him if he is in another contry?
When will he be able to return to school?
Will the rebels find him and his group?
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 is Uncle Juwiir's plan?
To move to America with Salva.
To return to Sudan to fight in the war.
To return to school in Sudan.
To stay at the camp with Salva.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first sign that the desert was starting to end?
They could see a city in the distance
The sounds of the ocean
There was a road that had signs saying you are leaving the Akobo Desert.
A few stunted tree and a muddy pond
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the group find at the edge of the pond?
A dead stork.
A bottle of water
Coconuts
A gourd
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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