A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary---Week 2
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Name: ____________________________________________________ #:______ Date: ________________________ Class: ______
Definition
Word
(with
Sorghum
1
(Draw a picture that will help
you remember the word)
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A few of the people exchanged uneasy glances.
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The terrain changed from shrub to woodland.
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Salva walked sluggishly down the road.
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Buksa cocked his head and furrowed his brow, listening.
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She handed Nya a bowl of sorghum meal and poured a
little milk over it.
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(pg. 23)
Furrow
5
a sentence of your own)
(pg. 22)
Sluggish
4
(Remember to create
(pg. 21)
Terrain
3
part of speech used in the text)
Picture
(pg. 20)
Uneasy
2
Sentence
(pg. 24)
A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary---Week 2
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Name: ____________________________________________________ #:______ Date: ________________________ Class: ______
Definition
Word
(with
Lakebed
6
(Draw a picture that will help
you remember the word)
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The lakebed, which was bigger than the pond, still held
water.
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His face became very solemn when Salva told him that
he had not seen or spoken to his family.
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He cut the tall papyrus grass by the water’s edge to help
make the boat.
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Salva watched, as little by little, the curve of the prow
and low sides grew from the pile of reeds.
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He was busy stuffing charred meat into his mouth.
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(pg. 43)
Prow
10
a sentence of your own)
(pg. 14)
Papyrus
9
(Remember to create
(pg. 35)
Charred
8
part of speech used in the text)
Picture
(pg. 26)
Solemn
7
Sentence
(pg. 44)