WorksheetsALWTW Chapters 1-10
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 30mins
A Long Walk To Water is set in
Sudan
Somalia
South Africa
Kenya
The years the text takes place in include (2 answers)
1998
2008
1985
1975
Salva is a young boy who
has joined the rebel army after a civil war started
has run into the bush away from his school after violence erupts
has lost his parents while traveling to a pond to gather water
has been kidnapped by the rebel soldiers during a civil war
Nya is a young girl who
is responsible for walking to get water for her family
is orphaned and gathers water for her village
is running away because of the civil war
is responsible for taking care of her father's cattle
Salva calls the old woman at the house auntie because
she is his mother's sister
she is his father's sister
she is a member of his tribe
she is an old lady
Nya has to walk to the pond
twice daily
once a week
every other day
when her mother tells her
The strangers do not want Salva to travel with them because
he is from the rival tribe, Nuer
he is the son of a well-known man
he is a soldier in the rebel army
he is a child, and a burden
At the end of Chapter 4 Salva and Buska find
a bird's nest full of eggs
a meadow full of rabbits
an abandoned pasture of cattle
a beehive
What made Nya's sister sick?
It's too cold
Water
Mosquitos
Food
Why is it hard to get medical help for Nya's sister?
It is a few days walk away
There isn't any
There are no doctors
It's too expensive
What happened to Marial?
He got lost in the middle of the night
He was eaten by a lion
He went home
The group found him swimming in a hidden lake
What river must the group cross?
The Nile
The Mississippi
The Amazon
The Hudson
How will the group cross the river?
They will swim
They will take the next ferry
They must build canoes
Cross the bridge
What is on the other side of the river?
A Desert
A water park
A jungle
Mountains
Why is Nya so worried about her sister?
The illness she's contracted can be deadly for young people
There is no cure for the illness Akeer has
There is no medical clinic or hospital that Akeer can go to
Nya is afraid she will get sick too
What evidence was there that led the group to believe a lion took Marial?
Drag marks near the spot where he slept
His clothes were in tatters and left behind
They heard him scream in the middle of the night
A few splotches of blood were near the path
Why does Nya's mother not like the camp?
not enough sun light
no where to shop
the ground is too rocky
Fear
Uncle Juwiir had been away for two years because...
he was on vacation
was in college in England
moved to another village
he was in the army
What did the group make the canoes with?
Papyrus reeds
Old tires
Pool Noodles
Repair an abandoned boat
Why was there a war in Sudan?
The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim, but the people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
The government forced all people to speak Arabic.
The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.
The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.
"Don't run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages. Run into the _________," said Salva's teacher.
desert
bush
river
forest
"With the water balanced on her ______, and her foot still sore from the thorn, Nya knew that going home would talk longer that coming had."
hip
shoulder
arm
head
What did the old woman give Salva when he left with the other Dinka?
bag of peanuts and a gourd for drinking
bag of mangoes and a gourd for drinking
bag of almonds and a gourd for drinking
bag of bread and a gourd for drinking
How long did it take to make enough canoes for everyone to cross the Nile?
two weeks
two days
three days
five days
When they get to the island in the middle of the Nile, there is LOTS of food. What kind of food was there?
(choose two answers)
bread, fish and vegetables
fish, hippo and crocodile meat
potatoes and rice
casava, sugar cane, and yams
Before Salva ran from the war his father would bring him fruit as a gift. What was it?
bananas
sorghum
oranges
mangoes
Where did all the fishermen go when the sun went down.
into their houses
under mosquito net "tents"
into their sleeping bags
they went to bed.
Who is the Chief in Nya's village?
her uncle
her neighbor
the medicine man
her friend's father
What did the group find in the desert?
a large lake
a group of men dying
a pack of dogs
a rattlesnake
What did the women in the group do?
made a delicious dinner
found a case of water bottles
sang for the group as they walked
gave the men water
What happened to Salva in the desert?
tripped and tumbled down the rocky hill
he stubbed his toe and lost his toenail
he got a really really bad sunburn
he was attacked by a group of scorpions
Where did the men tell the chief they would find water?
between the two big trees
at the bottom of the hill
the water tower
the lake at the edge of the village
Why does Uncle tell Salva to not give water to the men?
They owe him money
They bullied him as a kid
They are annoying
he is too small and won't survive if he does
What is Uncle Juwiir's plan?
To open a restaurant at the camp.
To return to Sudan to fight in the war.
To return to school in England.
To stay at the camp with Salva.
What did the group find at the edge of the pond?
A dead stork.
A bottle of water
Coconuts
Sunscreen
What happened as the group was preparing to eat the Stork?
A group of men appeared and robbed them.
They were playing games and burned the stork by accident.
They ran out of firewood.
A vulture came in and took the stork.
What saved Salva from being robbed of his clothes?
His clothes were ripped up too much.
They didn't like his style.
He was the youngest and smallest.
Who were the robbers?
Rebels
Members of the Nuer Tribe
From the government army
Where do the two men say water will be found?
Next to the chief's house
Between the two big trees
Under the trash pile
4 miles west
What is the name of the refugee camp in Ethiopia?
Jewiir
Loun-Ariik
Sudan
Itang
The men with the guns are from the _____ tribe.
Dinka
Nuer
