A Long Walk to Water: Ch. 9-11
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5 questions
10
Use the internet to answer the following questions.
According to the World Health Organization, waterborne diseases are the leading
cause of death around the world.
1. What is the name of one common waterborne disease?
2. What are the symptoms of that disease?
3. How is it treated?
4. How deadly is it?
5. How can it be avoided?
Use the internet to answer the following questions.
According to the World Health Organization, waterborne diseases are the leading
cause of death around the world.
1. What is the name of one common waterborne disease?
2. What are the symptoms of that disease?
3. How is it treated?
4. How deadly is it?
5. How can it be avoided?
10
When one of the women in the group gives water to one of the men they find in
the desert, someone else tells her that she will die if she shares her water.
Which do you feel is making a better decision: the woman who shares her water
with another, or the man who keeps his for himself to better insure his own
survival? Explain.
When one of the women in the group gives water to one of the men they find in
the desert, someone else tells her that she will die if she shares her water.
Which do you feel is making a better decision: the woman who shares her water
with another, or the man who keeps his for himself to better insure his own
survival? Explain.
10
Use the internet to help research answers for the following questions.
1. How long can a human being go without water?
2. What are the symptoms of dehydration?
3. How does dehydration affect the body?
Use the internet to help research answers for the following questions.
1. How long can a human being go without water?
2. What are the symptoms of dehydration?
3. How does dehydration affect the body?
10
Salva wonders if he would have shared his water with those men if he were older
and stronger, or would he have kept his water for himself? Based on what you
know about Salva, which do you think he would have done. Explain using details
from the story to support your answer.
Salva wonders if he would have shared his water with those men if he were older
and stronger, or would he have kept his water for himself? Based on what you
know about Salva, which do you think he would have done. Explain using details
from the story to support your answer.
10
For the first time on his journey, Salva sees a benefit to being the smallest of
the group. How might things have been different for Salva if he had been bigger
and older?
For the first time on his journey, Salva sees a benefit to being the smallest of
the group. How might things have been different for Salva if he had been bigger
and older?