WorksheetsA Drink of Water
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
'...the sun was a yellow FURNACE in the sky...' is a
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
'...everyone was expecting the sky to BURST OPEN with rain...' is an example of
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The rain god's name is
Parjanya
Paranjaya
Parjaya
Pranjaya
The setting of the story happened in the tiny village of
Trinidad
Kgotla
Las Lomas
South Africa
'The trees were naked and barks peeled off trunks as if they were diseased' shows that
the tree is unhealthy
the tree is rotten
the tree is lifeless
the tree is too dry and looks very sick
Manko is described as
a big man grown brown and burnt
a big man, with stained teeth
a big man, grown brown and burnt with bent arms
a big man, grown brown and burnt with bent arms and stained teeth
Rannie and Manko hopes that their son, Sunny would become a ____________ in Trinidad.
a lawyer
a doctor
a lawyer or a doctor
a big businessman
Which is NOT true in Las Lomas?
bush fires swept the village
cattles were dropping dead
the river has enough supply of water
garden plots were charred and smoking
What is MOST LIKELY to happen in Las Lomas due to the drought?
starvation and death
bush fires
loss of crops and livestock
land would be good for corn seeds
The miracle after the big feast and prayer came when
Rampersad struck water in a well
everyone drank their fill
Rampersad allowed villagers a bucket of water
blessing come from the earth
What fatal mistake did Rannie do?
forgot to boil a pan of river water
drank a cupful of river water
did not tell Manko about the water
she was impatient
Rampersad protected his property with
a shotgun
a watchdog
a barbed wire
all of the above
Rampersad's wife was
generous
selfish and crafty
greedy
considerate
When Manko says '...a long time, too long. It can't last. The rain will fall, just don't be impatient,' he sounded
patient
excited
hopeful
desperate
What does Sunny feel at this point?
'But how it is this man Rampersad have so much water and we ain't have any? Why don't we just go and take it?'
a sense of injustice
angry
envious
deprived
Manko's move to steal water from Rampersad was driven by
his anger and greed
a life and death situation
his impatience
his hopelessness
What indicates that Rannie was delirious?
turned and twisted restlessly
hot forehead
fell into a swoon, red flush on her face
high fever
Whose intrusion upset Manko's plan?
Rannie
Sunny
Rampersad
Jagroop
What killed the ferocious watchdog?
the shotgun
the empty bucket
Sunny's forceful arms
Manko's strength
What tormented Manko in the last part of the story?
Rannie's luminous-grey face
Rannie's voice
the thought that Rannie is dead
seeing a ghostly figure
