A Long Walk to Water Reading Comprehension Test

Where does the story A Long Walk to Water take place?

• Kenya

• Sudan

• Egypt

• Uganda

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why does Salva leave his village?

• A family fight

• A lion attack

• Soldiers attack

• A flood

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How are Nya’s and Salva’s stories connected?

• They are brother and sister.

• Salva helps build a well in Nya’s village.

• They meet while traveling.

• They both go to America.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the main theme of A Long Walk to Water?

• Friendship

• Being brave and surviving

• Money and success

• Getting even with others

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Salva change in the story?

• He becomes more afraid.

• He loses hope of finding his family.

• He learns to lead and help others.

• He becomes greedy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What problem does Nya have in the story?

• Finding food

• Walking far to get water

• Arguing with her family

• Not going to school

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the phrase “the sun baked the earth like a hot oven” mean?

• It was very hot.

• It was raining.

• It was night.

• It was cold.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does Salva keep going when he wants to give up?

• He wants to find his village.

• His uncle encourages him.

• He wants to get rich.

• He is afraid of soldiers.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the author tell the story?

• Switching between Salva’s and Nya’s lives

• In one straight timeline

• With diary entries

• Through only talking

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What lesson does Salva learn?

• Money is most important.

• Revenge is important.

• Hope and trying hard can help.

• Don’t trust others.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2