Planet Omar Ch 1-4 Vocabulary

“That’s supposed to get rid of Shaytan, who is the uglyhead who causes bad dreams.”

What does Shaytan mean?

• Evil spirit

• Ghost

• A god

• A fairy

“Mom appeared at the door to our room in her pajamas, looking all bleary-eyed.”

What does 'bleary-eyed' mean?

• Wide awake

• Tired

• Teary

• Closed

“Unimpressed parent can be recognized by hand on hip and furrowed eyebrows.""

What does 'furrowed' mean?

• Wrinkled

• Furry

• Thick

• Raised

“Then Dad came in saying that it would be nice if we could have at least 1 night in the week where poor Esa isn’t woken up by my shenanigans.”

What does 'shenanigans' mean?

• Mischievous activity

• Busy activity

• Loud activity

• Quiet activity

“Mom said it was almost Fajr time anyway. ”

What does 'Fajr' mean?

• Dawn prayer

• Afternoon prayer

• Nighttime prayer

• Sunset prayer

“I wondered if Allah was going to give me a reward for waking them up for Fajr.”

What does 'Allah' mean?

• God in Islam

• Father

• Priest

• Parents

“They are utterly comfortable pajamas...”

What does 'utterly' mean?

• Totally

• Partially

• Not very

• Somewhat

“...Mom, who had already packed lots of what Dad called “boxes of hoarded goods.”

What does 'hoarded' mean?

• Accumulated

• Very special

• Fragile

• Very small

“My mom had decided that for the first few weeks after moving we would visit a different mosque every Saturday”

What does 'mosque' mean?

• A Muslim place of worship

• Church

• A British place of worhip

• Saturday school

“...we would visit a different mosque every Saturday and pray Dhuhr there,”

What does 'Dhuhr' mean?

• Midday Islamic prayer

• Nighttime prayer

• Early morning prayer

• Church prayer