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A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

serious and immediate danger

a)

peril

b)

veer

c)

solemn

d)

none of these

2.

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

a)

emanaced

b)

emancipated

c)

emaciated

d)

none of these

3.

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

a)

lumber

b)

lumbered

c)

lumbering

d)

all of the above

4.

boring, dull way of speaking

a)

drown

b)

drone

c)

scurry

d)

impact

5.

serving as a temporary substitute; good enough for the time being

a)

makeshift

b)

monotonous

c)

daze

d)

none of these

6.

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

a)

refuge

b)

refugee

c)

refuse

d)

none of these

7.

a drinking container or water container made from the hard, hollowed and dried skin of a fruit

a)

gored

b)

gourd

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

8.

(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

a)

monotonous

b)

relentless

c)

skittered

d)

none of these

9.

a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment; unable to think or react

a)

dazed

b)

constraint

c)

parched

d)

rebels

10.

makeshift and temporary are synonyms

a)

true

b)

false

11.

shoulder and carry are synonyms

a)

true

b)

false

12.

dazed and clear-minded are synonyms

a)

true

b)

false

13.

scurry and skittered are synonyms

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Monotonous means dull or boring; lacking in variety and interest

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The heat was ___________. We walked for hours in the blistering sun.

a)

arid

b)

relentless

c)

veer

d)

parched

16.

A synonym for solemn would be _________.

a)

serious

b)

move quickly

c)

dry

d)

ordinary

17.

(of an animal such as a bull) pierce or stab with a horn or tusk

a)

gored

b)

gourd

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

18.

A limitation or restriction; stopping you from doing something

a)

constraint

b)

impact

c)

veer

d)

peril

19.

Change direction suddenly is to _______.

a)

veer

b)

arid

c)

monotonous

d)

lumber

20.

change direction suddenly

a)

ver

b)

vear

c)

veer

d)

none of these

21.

a person or group who fights against a government or ruler

a)

daze

b)

impact

c)

rebels

d)

lumbered

22.

dried out with heat

a)

veer

b)

skittered

c)

droned

d)

parched

23.

If something is constant; keeps coming; doesn't let up or stop it is...

(a)  

24.

Is the word used correctly? The jet plane veered away...

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

Is the word used correctly? Salva walked through the desert in a daze.

a)

Yes

b)

No