Lesson 11 Review- A Long Walk Chapter 8

Which of these shows the correct punctuation of a sentence from chapter 8, page 50 of A Long Walk to Water?

• Those he could reach, though he scratched until they bled.

• Those he could reach though he scratched, until they bled.

• Those, he could reach though he scratched until they bled.

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  Those he could reach, though, he scratched until they bled.

The word gauge on page 46 means

• to cook with a steamer

• to measure or judge

• to punch

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

The word monotonous on page 46 means

• objective

• boring, the same thing over and over

• of or relating to a monologue

• subjective

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The word abundance on page 47 means

• just enough to get by

• a very large amount

• scarce

• famine

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

The gist of Chapter 8 is best described as

• Akeer is better but must boil water and can't-not enough

  Salva stays in middle of Nile w/ mosquitos, eat well, about to go in desert-hardest part yet

• Nya does not want to take Akeer along on her long walk to get water

  Salva endures a painful journey across the Akobo Desert

• Nya has to travel through thorn covered terrain to get water for her family

  Salva has to flee his village and run into the bush to escape the war

• Nya's Uncle is visited by a group of men discussing water

  Salva helps build a boat to cross the Nile and make it safely to Ethiopia

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What happened to Marial in Chapter 7 ?

• ran back home to his village because he missed his family

• died from DEHYDRATION

• eaten by a GNUS

• eaten by a LION

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happened in Murial in Chapter 7 can best be summarized by the theme

• People often do not appreciate what they have until it is gone.

• Nature can present many challenges to humans.

• People need to depend on one another in order to survive.

• Dangerous situations can make people become leaders.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Salva helping the boat-builders by bringing them reeds, the boat-builders using their skills in engineering a reed boat to get the group across the Nile River is best described by which theme (p.38 EL Workbook)

• Do Not Give Up!

• Dangerous situations can make people become leaders.

• In challenging situations it can be helpful to focus only on small steps.

• People need to depend on one another in order to survive.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

In Chapter 6 of A Long Walk to Water the central idea is

• Nya likes lake: no walk to water; mother hates lake; no house, and husband/son in danger

• People need to depend on one another in order to survive.

• Nya and Salva are struggling to survive dangerous environments.

• Salva crosses the Akobo Desert with his uncle.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

In Chapter 6 of A Long Walk to Water the GIST is

• Nya likes lake: no walk to water; mother hates lake; no house, and husband/son in danger

• People need to depend on one another in order to survive.

• Nya and Salva are struggling to survive dangerous environments.

• Salva crosses the Akobo Desert with his uncle.

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CCSS.RL.7.2