WorksheetsI Am Malala ch 1-10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a mufti?
a)
an Islamic scholar
b)
a code related to Pashtunwali
c)
a religious leader
d)
a prayer
2.
What was the compromise reached between the mufti and Malala's father?
a)
Malala would no longer go to school.
b)
The girls would use a different gate from the men.
c)
The school would be shut down as long as Malala's father was not hurt.
d)
The mufti would take over as teachers at Malala's father's school.
3.
What was the madrasa?
a)
An Islamic leader
b)
An open air mosque where boys and girls studied the Quran together
c)
A group linked to the Taliban
d)
A city in Pakistan
4.
The people of Swat had to partake in _____ which was a concept that was foreign to Malala and her family.
a)
A curfew
b)
Prayer
c)
The sharing of food and shelter
d)
Purdah
5.
Malala heard a man sobbing and realized it was coming from the radio. What was this man's intentions in doing this?
a)
He was remembering the victims of the earthquake.
b)
He was upset that his hometown was bombed and was praying for peace.
c)
He was begging girls to stop going to school because they are in danger.
d)
He was asking people to stop going to movies, listening to music, and dancing as to avoid another earthquake as a punishment by God.
6.
What reason did Malala's dad give for the Taliban not to harm the schoolchildren?
a)
They're too young and innocent to understand what's going on.
b)
The God that the Taliban believes in is the same God that the schoolchildren pray to everyday.
c)
School is the only safe place for the children.
d)
He wanted the Taliban to believe that the schoolchildren needed their help.
7.
When Swat was being attacked, who came to its rescue and threw candy to the children?
a)
Benazir Bhutto
b)
the army
c)
Malala's dad
d)
Madam Maryam
8.
How did Fazlullah cut off people from the rest of the world in chapter 10?
a)
He shut off their cable so that only government programs were shown.
b)
He shut off all the electricity.
c)
He stole their TVs and radios
d)
Did not allow them to leave their homes
9.
Who was Benazir Bhutto?
a)
Malala's grandmother
b)
First female Prime Minister of Pakistan
c)
The only female member of the Taliban
d)
Malala's favorite teacher
10.
What happened to Benazir Bhutto that upset Malala and her family so much?
a)
She was fired from working at Malala's school
b)
She moved to England to flee Pakistan
c)
She was the first female attacked by the Taliban (which went against the Pashtunwali code)
d)
Bhutto attempted to kill Malala's father when she discovered his school was still open.
11.
Once Malala was in a school for older girls, she discovered her new favorite teacher and subject. Who and what were these things?
a)
Madam Maryam; Physics
b)
Madam Maryam; Chemistry
c)
Benazir Bhutto; Physics
d)
Benazir Bhutto; Chemistry
12.
Think about the analogy that Malala's father told her at the end of chapter 10. Night/Fear is to Darkness as Morning/_________ is to Light
a)
Courage
b)
Health
c)
Sadness
d)
Bright
13.
How did Malala and her brother determine where the fighting was taking place?
a)
They didn't know where it was and had no way of telling
b)
If the fighting was close, the electricity went out. If it was farther away, the electricity stayed on.
c)
Malala would notice the picture frames would fall off the wall if close, but the chandelier would shake if further away.
d)
Malala would knock on Safina's wall and see if she knew.
14.
What was the biggest conflict between Malala and Moniba?
a)
People would confuse the two because they looked like twins.
b)
They would get jealous when the other would befriend another girl.
c)
They were sisters so they were obviously going to bicker.
d)
Moniba would get jealous when Malala would outperform her in school.
15.
Why did Malala's mother dislike Fazlullah and his brand of preaching?
a)
He was an ugly crier.
b)
He's a high school dropout who has no religious credentials and is spreading ignorance.
c)
She supported the polio vaccine and was upset that Fazlullah was speaking out against it.
d)
She did not get to listen to her favorite music anymore since he outlawed the other radio stations.
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