WorksheetsA Long Walk To Water 1-4 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
In what year is the main story set?
2020
1985
1960
2002
Why does the author, Linda Sue Park, use two different colors and fonts in the novel, "A Long Walk to Water?"
a. to distinguish between the two storylines of Salva and Nya
b. to keep the reader’s attention while reading the novel
c. to give the reader’s a summary of the upcoming novel
d. to distinguish between important and miscellaneous information
On page 1, Nya talks about “going”. Where is she going?
a. to find food
b. to find shelter
c. to find water
d. to find her friends
On page 8, the author writes, “Boom”. What type of figurative language is this?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. onomatopoeia
What language is Salva learning in school? This is the same language that is primarily spoken in the Sudan.
a. English
b. Russian
c. Hebrew
d. Arabic
Where did the soldier instruct Salva to go?
a. back to school
b. to go home
c. to the group of women and children
d. to the army
Which part of the story plot diagram would chapters 1-4 fall into?
introduction
climax
falling action
resolution
Why did the man agree to take Salva with his group when the old woman asked?
The man's wife, who was confused, thought Salva was her deceased child.
The people in the man's group were Dinka, as was Salva.
The man knew Salva's father and wanted to help his son.
The woman had offered water to the man in exchange for helping Salva.
What did the old woman give Salva when he left with the other Dinka?
Sorghum
Honey
MIlk
Bag of peanuts and a gourd
What is the name of the female, main character in the story?
Akeer
Salva
Nya
Salva tried to do the right thing and join the group of .....?
Women and children
Men who were eligible to fight
Soldiers
How does Nya carry the water home?
in a bucket
in a container on her head
in a barrel
