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A Long Walk to Water Vocab 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emaciated means..

a)

being thin due to lack of nutrtition

b)

dull

c)

very exact or precise

d)

plentiful

2.

which picture best depicts an arid environment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

In which situation should a person be mournful?

a)

at a funeral

b)

at a birthday party

c)

at a computer store

d)

at the mall

4.

A hard-shelled fruit whose shell, when dried, is used for bowls and other utensils is called what?

a)

a refugee

b)

a tamarind

c)

a papyrus

d)

a gourd

5.

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

a)

loud and exciting

b)

dull and boring

c)

sarcastic

6.

To bring something or someone back to life

a)

Grudgingly

b)

Ravaged

c)

Revive

d)

Despair

7.

Not clearly understood

a)

bulky

b)

perseverance

c)

vague

d)

languish

8.

Quiet, calm and dignified

a)

solemn

b)

abruptly

c)

haste

d)

heave

9.

Extremely cold

a)

civic

b)

frigid

c)

aloft

d)

vague

10.

Dried out by heat

a)

indicate

b)

parched

c)

earnestly

d)

endure

11.

serious and immediate danger

a)

peril

b)

sythe

c)

shrubs

12.

Which word BEST describes the initial scene when Salva and the other boys were instructed to run into the bush?

a)

content

b)

monotonous

c)

astonishing

d)

frantic

13.

“One evening a few weeks after Salva had joined the group, he made his usual walk around the fireside, scanning every face in the hope of seeing a familiar one.”


According to how it's used in the sentence, the word scanning most closely means

a)

Grabbing

b)

Drawing

c)

Examining

d)

Painting

14.

A fixed or set amount of food

a)

inhabited

b)

shrouded

c)

rations

d)

prow

15.

To cover from view

a)

shrouded

b)

frantic

c)

peril

d)

remote

16.

A long, loud cry as if in grief or pain

a)

Vague

b)

Daze

c)

Solemn

d)

Wailing

17.

Stunned condition, shocked

a)

Peril

b)

Daze

c)

Frigid

d)

Wailing

18.

She stood at the ________ of the ship, waiting to see the island.

a)

gourd

b)

rations

c)

prow

d)

monotonous

19.

When the Spanish arrived by the Mexican coast, they found the land ___________ by the Aztec Civilization.

a)

revived

b)

inhabited

c)

frantic

d)

rationed

20.

Some people like to go to _________ locations for vacation, just to have some peace and quiet.

a)

remote

b)

parched

c)

frigid

d)

inhabited