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WorksheetsA Long Way From Home
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of From a Long way Home?
a)
Lisa
b)
Saroo
c)
Bryan
d)
Amreen
2.
What does folly mean?
a)
Something done foolishly
b)
Something wise
c)
To be excited
d)
To make lots of noise
3.
What is a B-Town?
a)
A type of apartment building
b)
The town Saroo grew up in
c)
The name of the train station Saroo remembers from his childhood
4.
What is Ginestlay?
a)
A Hindi word
b)
The name of Saroo's home town
c)
The name of the town in Australia Saroo lives in
d)
The college Saroo attended
5.
List at least 2 features Saroo remembers about his home in India
4 lines
6.
What does deliberate mean?
a)
To act without thinking
b)
a long journey to find or realize something
c)
carefully thought over in advance, planned out
d)
to consider a decision deeply
7.
Which sentence uses "deliberate" correctly?
a)
The deliberate was taking a long time to finish his homework
b)
Sarah made a deliberate choice to study extra hard for her math test
c)
The deliberate walked slowly down the street
d)
They wanted to deliberate the cake for the party
8.
Who is Lisa?
a)
Saroo's girlfriend
b)
Saroo's roommate
c)
Saroo's friend from college
9.
How did Saroo get separated from his family?
4 lines
10.
What does the word "quest" mean?
a)
to consider a decision deeply
b)
To act without thinking
c)
carefully thought over in advance, planned out
d)
a long journey to find or realize something
11.
Which sentence uses "quest" correctly?
a)
The children quest around the playground during recess.
b)
My mom told me to quest the dishes after dinner.
c)
The brave knight began his quest to rescue the princess from the dragon.
d)
I quest to the store yesterday to buy some snacks
12.
What tool does Saroo use to search for his hometown?
4 lines
13.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparision between two different things that uses the word "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison between two different things that does not use "like" or "as"
14.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
The bird was a summer day
b)
Ms. Applegate runs like a cheetah when the lunch bell rings.
c)
Spring break is a breath of fresh air
d)
I like turtles.
15.
What does the word "thorough" mean?
a)
Done quickly and without thinking
b)
An incomplete task
c)
Rushing to get something done
d)
Including everything possible, careful and complete
16.
How long was Saroo searching for his home?
a)
A few days
b)
A few months
c)
A few years
17.
Which sentence uses the word "thorough" correctly?
a)
The thorough cleaning of her room impressed her parents
b)
He thorough enjoyed the movie at the theater
c)
The teacher was very thorough to school today.
d)
The thorough cat jumped over the fence.
18.
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
“Shawn’s face a candle, melted wax, flame flickering out”.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Simile
19.
What is a possible theme for "from a long way from home?"
a)
Man vs. Nature
b)
Man vs Man
c)
Man vs Self
d)
Man vs Society
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