Understanding 'Nesrin's Secret School'

What is the purpose of introducing a 'menu' of activities for books?

• To reduce the amount of reading

• To provide choices for practicing reading skills

• To make reading more fun

• To focus only on text-to-text connections

What genre is 'Nesrin's Secret School'?

• Fiction

• Fantasy

• Nonfiction Biography

• Science Fiction

Why are girls forbidden to attend school in Nesrin's story?

• Due to a shortage of teachers

• Because they prefer to learn at home

• Due to societal restrictions imposed by soldiers

• Because of a lack of schools

What does Nesrin's grandmother hope to achieve by sending her to the secret school?

• To make her famous

• To help her become an expert and strengthen her mind and heart

• To make her a teacher

• To teach her to play music

How do the girls manage to attend the secret school without being noticed?

• They use a secret tunnel

• They attend at different times and distract soldiers

• They pretend to be boys

• They wear disguises

What change occurs in Nesrin after attending the secret school?

• She becomes a teacher

• She learns to play an instrument

• She opens her heart and starts speaking again

• She decides to leave the city

What does the author mean by 'windows opened for Nesrin'?

• She gained new perspectives and opportunities

• She could see outside

• She became a window cleaner

• She learned to build windows

What is one activity suggested to reinforce learning from a nonfiction book?

• Writing a poem

• Singing a song

• Creating an idea web

• Drawing a picture

What is another activity suggested for comparing characters?

• Building a model

• Making a collage

• Using a Venn diagram

• Writing a story

What is the main goal of the activities provided at the end of the book?

• To entertain the students

• To make the students write more

• To strengthen the students' reading skills

• To prepare students for a test