Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Plot
Signposts
100

The rebels moved on from the camp. What is the prepositional phrase?

on from the camp

100

What is the name of Salva's village?

Loun-Arrik

100

What does it mean to hesitate?

To pause or wait with uncertainty

100

What happened in the exposition of the story?

A Jet plane drops a bomb causing Salva to walk until sundown for his safety.

100

What is a tough question asked in the story?

Where is my family? What are they going to do to us? Where are we going? When will I see them again?

200

Salva stayed in the midst of the crowd with the other villagers from Loun-Arrik. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?

Three


200

What caused a huge black cloud of smoke to rise when Salva looked behind him?

A Jet plane dropped a bomb

200

What word means to swerve , or suddenly change direction, course, or direction

Veer

200

What happens in the resolution?

Salva is left all alone.

200

What is a memory moment that happens in the story?

Salva remembers his father telling him to be a man.

300

Behind him was a huge black cloud. What is the preposition?

Behind

300

What were the men forced to carry by the rebels?

Supplies, weapons, and radio equipment

300

The road scurried when an earthquake happened. Does this sentence make sense? If not, what is a better word that fits?

No, Collapsed

300

What is the rising action?

Salva meets up with other people after walking by himself to escape the dangers of the bomb that dropped from the Jet plane.

300

What to words at the end at the end emphasize Salva being alone?

Nobody, Nothing

400

In the early afternoon, he saw a large group of soldiers up ahead. How many prepositions are there? 

four

400

Where did Salva fall asleep that had itchy hay?

The barn

400

What does it mean to shoulder something?

To carry it on one's shoulders

400

What is the climax?

A Rebel group appears on the road and gathers up the people. Salva has a gun pointed at him by a rebel causing him to fear for his life.

400

What is an AHA Moment that Salva realizes when he has a gun pointed at him by a Rebel?

If I die now, I'll never see my family again.

500

He rushed to the door. What is the prepositional phrase?

To the door

500

What is the name of Salva's younger brother?

Kuol

500

Salva scurried over to thw women's side. What does it mean to scurry?

To run with quick, light steps

500

What is the falling action?

Salva is told by the rebel to join the women, children, and elderly. This causes some relief for Salva.

500

What life lesson did Salva learn from his dad?

He is from an important family. Also, to be a man and follow the example of his older brothers.