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A Long Walk to Water

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are both Nya and Salva from?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Northern Sudan

c)

Southern Sudan

d)

Kenya

2.

Why doesn't Salva attend school year round?

a)

During the rainy season, his family moved away from the village.

b)

He had to help to take care of the herd of cattle.

c)

During the dry season, his family moved away from the village.

d)

He had to walk a long way to get water for his family.

3.

"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."

a)

hip

b)

shoulder

c)

arm

d)

head

4.

What does Salva call the old woman who he meets in the barn?

a)

Cousin

b)

Auntie

c)

Sister

d)

Friend

5.

What dangerous animal lived in the Gilo river?

a)

crocodiles

b)

sharks

c)

alligators

d)

stingrays

6.

Salva learned two things from Michael at the refugee camp: How to read and how to play ____________.

a)

soccer

b)

tennis

c)

basketball

d)

volleyball

7.

Salva received a letter from his cousin to let him know who might still be alive?

a)

his mother

b)

his brother

c)

his father

d)

his aunt

8.

Why was Salva's father sick?

a)

thirst

b)

mosquitos

c)

contaminated water

d)

burns

9.

Why did Nya ask her father, "All the children Papa? The girls too?"

a)

Nya did not want to give up her job waling to get water.

b)

Nya did not want to go to school.

c)

Girls normally did not go to school?

d)

She thought the girls would not get any of the water.

10.

Later in the book, Nya says she sees a “red giraffe”. What is the “red giraffe”?

a)

A drill for oil

b)

a drill for water

c)

a water tower

d)

an oil tower

11.

How did Nya react when she drank water from the well for the first time?

a)

She thought the water was delicious.

b)

The water was muddy.

c)

She did not like the water.

d)

Nya did not drink the water.

12.

Rate the book. If you didn't read, please be honest.

a)

4 stars

b)

3 stars

c)

2 stars

d)

1 stars

e)

I didn't read enough to judge it fairly.