QUIZ: from "A Long Walk to Water"

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6th Grade
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Samantha Tees
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 1 contributes to the rising action of the story by —
building suspense
establishing a threatening tone/feeling
introducing the conflict
foreshadowing an important event
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this dictionary definition:
hesitate \hĕz’ĭ-tāt’\ v
1. to pause
2. to speak slowly
3. to act unwilling
4. to freeze in fear
Which definition best fits the meaning of the word hesitated in paragraph 19?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
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CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the sensory language in paragraph 23 show about Salva’s feelings toward the rebels?
It reveals how Salva feels threatened by them.
It reveals Salva’s anger at them.
It reveals Salva’s respect for them.
It reveals how different Salva is from them.
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CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The figurative language in paragraph 25 helps the reader understand that Salva feels —
discomfort
exhaustion
fear
sickness
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CCSS.L.6.5A
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following definitions best matches the meaning of the word shouldered as it is used in paragraph 34?
supported
suffered through
put up with
carried
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CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.6.5A
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this sentence about the selection:
Only three or four people in the group was from Salva’s village.
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
Only three, or four, people in the group was from Salva’s village.
Three or four people in the group were only from Salva’s village.
In the group, only three or four people was from Salva’s village.
Only three or four people in the group were from Salva’s village.
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CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.W.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For which two reasons did the author most likely choose to tell the story from the third-person point of view?
To help the reader understand Salva’s fear
To make it unclear who the main character is
To show the reader the soldier’s viewpoint
To describe the horror of the setting
To contrast the soldier’s thoughts with Salva’s
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CCSS.RL.6.6
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