Nouns 1
Nouns 2
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
100
Your word is: Responsibilities.
What responsibilities does Nya have?
What responsibilities do you have in your life?
It is Nya's duty to fetch water for her family to keep them alive.
100
Your word is: Model.
Who is a model for Salva?
Who is a model for you in your life?
Salva's Uncle Jewiir is an important model, or example, to him.
100
Your word is solemn.
Act it out!
What would a solemn face look like?
Solemn means serious.
100
What does the word shrouded mean in this sentence?
“He couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.”
covered, concealed
100
Your word is gingerly.
Act it out! Show us how you would gingerly pick up your pencil.
Gingerly means with great caution or care.
200
Your word is sympathy.
What does the word sympathy mean? Do you feel sympathy for Nya and Salva?
Sympathy is the act or power of sharing the feelings of another.
200
Your word is strides.
Act it out! Get out of your seat and show us your best strides.
Strides are long steps in walking.
200
Your word is exhausted.
Act it out!
Show us the body language of exhausted.
Why is Salva often exhausted?
Exhausted means completely worn out.
200
Your word is inhabited.
Finish these sentences.
Nya inhabits...
I inhabit...
Inhabited means occupied or lived in.
200
What does the word steady mean in this sentence?
“Uncle spoke to him all morning in a steady, low voice.”
Can you demonstrate a steady voice?
Steady means firm, even, regular.
300
Your word is wailing.
Act it out!
What does wailing sound like?
What might cause someone to wail?
Wailing is a long, loud high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
300
“As a special treat, his father sometimes bought mangoes.”
What is a mango? Can you describe how it tastes?
Mango is a type of sweet tropical fruit.
300
What does the word monotonous mean in this sentence?
“The scenery and motion were so monotonous that Salva might have slept...”
Monotonous means boring, repetitive.
300
Your word is rebelled.
What does the word rebelled mean?
What are the rebels fighting against in Salva's timeline?
Rebelled means to reject or fight against.
The rebels are fighting against the government.
300
What does the word makeshift mean in this sentence?
“They had no house and had to sleep in makeshift shelters.”
Makeshift means done or made using whatever is available; temporary.
400
Your word is relief.
Act it out!
What does relief sound or look like? Use your body language.
Relief means the easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression.
400
What does the word numbness mean in this sentence?
"Salva felt numbness in his heart; he felt nothing."
What might have caused Salva to feel numb?
Numbness means a loss of feeling.
Salva endures a lot of hardships throughout the book including being separated from his family by war and forced to travel by foot through hundreds of miles of dangerous territory. He survives starvation, animal attacks, and disease.
400
“His lips became cracked and parched.”
Why were Salva's lips parched? What did he need?
Parched means dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Salva needs water!
400
What does the word scavenging mean in this sentence?
“Some preferred to spend their time scavenging for food, or for items that could be traded for food.”
Scavenging means to search for food.
400
Your word is grudgingly.
What does the word grudgingly mean in this sentence? Did these people want to give Salva scraps?
“It seemed that they had all forgotten that, for Salva now had to beg for scraps, which were given grudgingly.”
Grudgingly means reluctantly, unwilliningly.
These people did NOT want to give straps of food to Salva.