Nasreen's Secret School

What is the setting (place) of the story?

• Herat, an ancient city

• Afghanistan

• a secret school

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is telling the story?

• Nasreen

• Nasreen's mom

• Nasreen's dad

• Nasreen's grandma

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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What happened to Nasreen's dad?

• soldiers took him away

• he went looking for Nasreen's mom

• he went on vacation

• Nasreen's grandma sent him away

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CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.3

How long did Nasreen's mom wait before she looked for her husband?

• an hour

• a few hours

• a day

• many days

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which line of the text from the story tells you how long Nasreen's mom waited before searching?

• "one night, soldiers came to our house"

• "Finally, Nasreen's frantic mama went searching"

• "We waited many days and nights for his return"

• "The full moon passed our window many times as Nasreen and I waited"

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the best definition of the word FRANTIC, as used in the text?

• happy and smiling

• scared and hurrying

• angry and frowning

• breathing calmly

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Where is the school located?

• in a private house

• in a courtyard

• in the soldier's backyard

• in the Koran

What does Nasreen's grandmother do the first day she leaves Nasreen at school?

• she cries

• she prays

• she finds a soldier

• she tells Nasreen to stay quiet

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What evidence from the text makes us think that Nasreen and her grandma are poor?

• Nasreen has to go to a secret school.

• School closed for the long winter recesss.

• Family had to give them food and firewood.

• Nasreen and her grandma sat by the fire.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who did Nasreen say her first word to since her mama had gone searching?

• the teacher

• her grandma

• Mina

• a soldier

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1