Hedwig Anuar

We ​ (a)   are ​ (b)   fortunate to have 25, easily ​ (c)   public libraries which we can go to ​ (d)   our ​ (e)   island!

• Singaporeans
• extremely
• accessible
• across
• sunny

Who is this person?

• Rex Shelly

• Snowy Owl Hedwig

• Hedwig Anuar

• Anwar Ibrahim

We should commemorate this valiant mission of encouraging a ‘Reading Nation’.

Which word in the above sentence means 'recall and show respect for'?

• Reading Nation

• encouraging

• valiant

• commemorate

When was Hedwig Anuar born?

• Born on 19 November, 1938

• Born on 19 November, 1928

• Born on 19 November, 1978

• Born on 29 November, 1928

The inspiration of many ​ (a)   , poets and playwrights that ​ (b)   her father’s library ​ (c)   convinced her to start writing plays and poems with her sister, letting their ​ (d)   run wild with their own ​ (e)   stories and ideas.

• authors
• populated
• eventually
• imagination
• concocted

What is the grammar category of the word just before the blank?

Her father had his own personal​ (a)   library in his home​ (b)   and allowed her to peruse​ (c)   the books as she pleased!​

• adjective
• noun
• verb

'When it was time for her choose a profession, Anuar faced the pressure of becoming a teacher.'

How do you think Anuar was feeling at the point in time?

• apprehensive

• irate

• in a quandary

• empathetic

'She struggled with the expectation of teaching when what she really hoped to become was to be a librarian.'

Which word in the above sentence indicate her difficulties?

• hoped

• struggled

• expectation

• teaching

'Eventually, she defied her family’s expectations of her and chose to be a surrounded by books instead of students, and became a trained librarian in the end.'

What is the present tense verb of 'defied'?

(a)  

Which building is this?

• National Gallery

• Singapore National Library

• Singapore Government

• National Museum