Worksheetsfrom A Long Way Home
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the selection "A Long Way Home", what does the narrator remember about his original hometown? Choose TWO.
the language spoken there
the name of the state
the railway station
the mountains
How does the narrator use Google Earth to search for his original home?
He focuses on every train station in India to find the one he remembers
He starts at Kolkata and searches the train lines working outward
He scans the entire map of India to find landmarks he recalls.
He traces the rivers of India from the sea inland
Why does the narrator's girlfriend sometimes close his laptop and put it away?
She wants him to give up his search.
She believes he is becoming too absorbed.
She wants him to participate in the conversation.
She fears that he will never succeed in finding his home.
What are the narrator's reasons for looking for his long-lost home?
to question his elders
to understand his past
to reclaim his inheritance
to speak his native tongue
to reconnect with his family
What is the first landmark found by the narrator that makes him believe that he may have found his destination?
a school
a windmill
an alleyway
a water tower
Which of the following situation BEST illustrates the word quest?
Alex has trouble understanding the author's ideas
Bonita will ride her horse in annual competitions
Caroline always raises her hand during presentations
Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years now.
If you do a thorough cleaning of your room, which of the following is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of thorough.
You determine where the dirt is and focus on cleaning that
You divide your room into quadrants and clean a bit of each
You are careful to dust and vacuum every inch of the room.
You use cleaning products that mask any unpleasant odors.
If a runner relentlessly trains for a race, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to be true?
She does not accept help from a trainer
She runs faster each day that she
trains
She acts harshly toward fellow runners
She exercises intensely and constantly
How does the narrator feel about his search?
He is certain that he will find his former home
He feels that he has embarked on a foolish quest
he worries that his family members are no longer alive
He struggles to manage and communicate his conflicting emotions
What is the controlling idea in a memoir?
details that work together to help readers picture the author
the author's main message or personal insight that he or she wishes to share with readers
the way in which the author controls the ideas in a memoir
the past event or situation that the author remembers and that the reader must infer from text evidence
Read the passage from A Long Way Home
"These occasional forays showed the follow of searching by town, particularly when I wasn't sure about the names. If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.
What is the controlling idea of the passage and what evidence from the text supports this idea?
You need to have a plan to work effectively. ("If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.")
Foolish goals have no merit. ("showed the folly of searching by town".
Some information is better than none. ("I wasn't sure about the names.")
Partial involvement will fail. ("These occasional forays showed the folly.")
Read the sentence.
"By the end of the school year, I _________ three book reports, four science reports, and two geography reports.
Choose the correct tense of the verb write to complete the sentence.
has written
will have written
have written
will have wrote
Read this sentence.
"Night after night, ... I sat staring at railway lines, searching for places my five year-old might recognize. It was repetitive, forensic exercise...
What is the most likely meaning of the word repetitive?
serving to provide answers to questions
relating to sorrow and loss
relating to pushing or chasing away
tending to happen over and over again
