A Long Walk to Water: Vocabulary Practice - Gerber

The rain turned the river into a raging _______.

• aloft

• torrent

• terrain

• veer

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When the drivers found that the road was closed, the car changed course to get to its destination. A synonym for changed course is:

• heaved

• monotonous

• veered

• emaciated

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

To speak in a monotonous tone means to speak in a ______________ tone.

• loud and exciting

• unchanging and boring

• sarcastic

• fun

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The floodwaters are ______________________ back into the banks of the river and the sun is coming out.

• receding

• shanty

• welter

• monotonous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Salva was becoming very __________________ during his walk in the Akobo Desert because he hadn't had a meal in weeks.

• heaving

• emaciated

• plump

• fat

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Is the word used correctly in the sentence?

True or False: The student was relentless in finishing her assignment, so she stayed up all night to complete it.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

True or false: Inhabited means lived in or occupied.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When Salva's uncle was killed, Salva's face could be described as looking very ______________________.

• excited

• solemn

• satisfied

• happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The sun was relentless that day and the ________ heat of the desert made Salva very tired and thirsty.

• perseverance

• cold

• aloft

• arid

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following would NOT describe monotonous?

• listening to the same song over & over

• the smell of cookies baking

• the hum of the dishwasher

• a dull and unchanging voice

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4