A Long Walk To Water Chapter 1 Question Preview (ID: 57132)
Vocabulary Terms In Context.
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Going, the big plastic container held only alr. Tall for her eleven years, Nya could switch the handle from one hand to the other, swing the container by her side, or cradle In both arms. What does the word cradle mean as used in the sentences above?
a) to let go of
b) hold gently and protectively
c) an infant's bed
d) bowl-shaped cavity in the ground
The teacher droned on with the lesson, about the Arabic language. Salva was a good student. He already knew the lesson, which was why he was letting his mind wander down the road ahead of his body. Based on context, what does droned mean?
a) To talk in an entertaining and exciting way.
b) An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control.
c) To make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound
d) To talk in a monotonous voice.
Most of the time, Salva was glad to be able to go to school. But some days he wished he were still back at home herding cattle. Based on context clues, what does herding mean?
a) to keep or look after
b) to hide or store away
c) cooking
d) slaughtering
Those were the best days. When one of them managed to kill a ground squirrel or a rabbit, a guinea hen or a grouse, the boys' aimless play halted and there was suddenly a lot of work to do. Based on context clues, what does aimless mean?
a) purposeful
b) without purpose or direction
c) determined
d) to point a weapon at an object
Go quickly, all of you, the teacher said, his voice low and urgent. Into the bush. Do you hear me? Not home. Don't run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages—run into the bush. Based on context, what is a bush?
a) the center of a village or town
b) the wild or an uncultivated area
c) the open
d) a shrub
The war started 2 years earlier. Salva did not understand much about it, but he knew that rebels from the southern part of Sudan, where he and his family lived, were fighting against the government which was based in the north. What is a rebel?
a) a person who refuses to follow school rules
b) a person who has lots of tattoos and piercings
c) a person who is loyal to the government
d) a person who rises in opposition against an established government or ruler
What does cite mean?
a) A plot of land
b) An abbreviation for website
c) To quote as an example, authority, or proof
d) To manage to see or observe
One example of textual evidence is ___________________?
a) A statement or conclusion that answers a question
b) material presented to a court to help find the truth
c) a simile or metaphor
d) piece of information from a text that we use to support our response
What does infer mean?
a) The process of reaching a conclusion based on details in the text and your own background knowledge
b) Finding details in the story
c) Facts, examples, and other pieces of information directly stated in a text.
d) To make a lucky guess
Which does it mean to summarize?
a) Restate or translate the meaning of a text or passage using your own words
b) The main point that the author is making
c) The total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items
d) To give a brief statement of the main points
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