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"Ali, Child of the Desert" and "Desert Women" Review Game

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Writing that creates vivid images and is not meant to be read as fact is called ____________.

a)

realistic language

b)

figurative language

c)

fantastical language

d)

exaggerated language

2.

The time and place of a story's action is called the ___________.

a)

culture

b)

location

c)

setting

d)

geography

3.

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is called ____________.

a)

personality

b)

personification

c)

transference

d)

figuration

4.

The sun is rising on a little farm in Ireland is an example of a story's __________.

a)

climate

b)

climax

c)

setting

d)

characters

5.

The wind sighed in the trees is an example of a type of figurative language called _____________.

a)

setting

b)

semester

c)

periscope

d)

personification

6.

Which word means to gradually change behavior?

a)

rely

b)

adapt

c)

concluded

d)

capable

7.

Which word means to be able to do something?

a)

gifted

b)

patriotic

c)

discreet

d)

capable

8.

Which word means made a decision based on evidence?

a)

described

b)

concluded

c)

avoided

d)

accomplished

9.

Which word means to trust someone or something?

a)

rely

b)

adapt

c)

adore

d)

promise

10.

At the beginning of the story "Ali, Child of the Desert", Ali and his father are ___________.

a)

taking a nap

b)

having lunch

c)

arriving home

d)

riding their camels

11.

During the sandstorm, Ali stays safe by hiding _________.

a)

in a small tent

b)

in a small cave

c)

against his camel

d)

next to his father

12.

Which sentence best describes Abdul's dwelling?

a)

It is a one-room adobe hut.

b)

It is a pile of rugs against a tree.

c)

It is a large tent with a wood floor.

d)

It is a palm roof held up by four sticks.

13.

Why does Ali decide not to go with Abdul to the mountains?

a)

His camel has gotten hurt.

b)

He likes living in Abdul's dwelling.

c)

He wants to stay and find his father.

d)

He is afraid of bandits in the mountains.

14.

Abdul leaves ___________ for Ali and Jabad.

a)

his radio

b)

some dates

c)

his heavy rugs

d)

a goat

15.

In the poem "Desert Women", desert women are compared to ____________.

a)

songs

b)

breezes

c)

flowers

d)

cactuses

16.

The poem describes desert women as ___________.

a)

lonely and tired

b)

wealthy and powerful

c)

hungry and thirsty

d)

strong and beautiful