Santha Rama Rau and British Schools in India

Santha Rama Rau and British Schools in India

10th Grade

7 Qs

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Santha Rama Rau and British Schools in India

Santha Rama Rau and British Schools in India

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Frank Dominguez

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What kind of school do Santha and Primela attend?

It is a school run by the British in India.

It is a public school in America.

It is a private school in Britain.

It is a private school in India.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Santha's mom was fond of the British-run establishments of the time?

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why does the headmistress give them new names?

She had a hard time pronouncing them

She had a helpless inability to cope with Indian names

The school required that every student had an English name

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What names were suggested for the narrator and her sister?

Pamela and Cynthia

Mary and Susan

Elizabeth and Anne

Sarah and Jane

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Indian children were the majority at the school.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why does Santha reply "I don't know" when asked her name?

She did not know how to pronounce it.

She did not want others to know her name.

She was not sure what name to go by in school.

She feared the headmistress.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did the school children eat at lunch?

Santha and Premila ate thin wheat chapattis while the others ate sandwiches

Santha and Premila ate sandwiches while the others ate wheat chapattis

Santha and Premila forgot their lunch but were offered sandwiches

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