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A Long Walk to Water: Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you show that you have perseverance, you might:

a)

give up

b)

keep working hard

c)

immediately ask for help

d)

take a nap

2.

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

a)

heaved

b)

monotonous

c)

veered

d)

emaciated

3.

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

a)

loud and exciting

b)

dull and boring

c)

sarcastic

4.

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

a)

receding

b)

shanty

c)

welter

d)

monotonous

5.

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

a)

heaving

b)

emaciated

c)

plump

d)

fat

6.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or false: A shanty is a large, permanent house that can fit multiple people comfortably.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Select the best answer to complete this analogy:

turn : veer :: lift : _____________

a)

monotonous

b)

veer

c)

heave

d)

emaciated

9.

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

a)

excited

b)

solemn

c)

satisfied

d)

happy

10.

Select the best answer to complete the analogy:

mansion : shanty :: slowing : ____________________

a)

shanty

b)

artillery

c)

emaciated

d)

relentless