Refugee Boy Reading Comprehension

Refugee Boy
by Benjamin Zephaniah

​Install Google Slides Extension

Teacher: Muhammad Saajidh

Poll

Imagine that you are forced to leave your home to move to another country.

You have one week's notice - what would you take with you?

• Money

• My family

• My friends

• Everything in my house

Poll

Imagine that you are forced to leave your home to move to another country.

You have one hour's notice - what would you take with you?

• All the money

• My phone

• My toys

• My family

Answer the questions on the next slides.

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​READ THE TEXT

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Someone who betrays their own country or group is a

.

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Which word in the text means 'Shook because you were cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling'

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is an animal that is a mix of different breeds.

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means "Shook in a way that you couldn’t control, especially because you were very nervous, excited, frightened, etc."

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means "In an unpredictable or irregular way."

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Alem ran into the room where his parents were, only to find them dressed in their nightclothes and

to stand facing the wall.

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The soldier shot a number of bullets into the floor around the feet of his father and mother to

them.

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Alem’s father replied, "I am an ___________," while his voice ___________ with fear.

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After shooting bullets into the floor, the soldier continued shouting, "Are you Ethiopian or

?"

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The soldier pointed his rifle at Alem’s mother and called her a

.

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What register do you use when you are writing a letter to a friend?

Multiple Choice

What is a 'pseudo-posh' accent?

• a pretentious posh or upper-class accent but isn’t entirely authentic.

• a broken English accent due to lack of English knowledge

Multiple Choice

Why would a person speak with a pseudo-posh accent? What does this show about the person?

• I think it is to pretend that they belong to a higher social class.

• I think it is because they don't know how to speak English properly.

Match

Match the following

• asylum seeker

• humiliated

• refugee

• exhibition pieces

• shuffled

displaced person

to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid

person forced to leave their country

something displayed as an artifact

to walk slowly without lifting your feet

• displaced person

• to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid

• person forced to leave their country

• something displayed as an artifact

• to walk slowly without lifting your feet

Read the text silently. Pay careful attention to the writer's choice of words. Think about how the writer influences you as a reader.

refugee boy

Open Ended

How can we tell that Alem did not understand what was going on?

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Which word in Paragraph 3 (page 104) has the same meaning as “displaced person”?

Multiple Choice

At the supermarket Alem did not understand what was going on.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Asylum seeker could buy anything with 'food vouchers'.

• True

• False

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Who did Alem see waiting at the same place three weeks ago?

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According to Alem, why might Abbas not have responded to him? Alem think he (Abbas) was feeling

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Which word in the final paragraph, page 105 means ‘professional’

Multiple Choice

The shop workers actively helped the refugees.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All of the refugees in the queue were professionals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Alem complained about the situation to his father.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why do you think the other shoppers stared at the refugee’s queue like they were ‘exhibition pieces’?

Open Ended

Who or what do you think Alem’s father was disgusted at?