WorksheetsI Am Malala
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the Pashtunwali code?
a code that governs have Pashtuns live
the way Malala "talks" with her friend, Safina
a way of communicating with the people in the mountain village
the writing of Islam
What does Malala's father do for a living?
A religious scholar
A teacher
A miner
He does not work
What does it mean for women to be in purdah?
They are visiting the mountain region.
They are in school.
The are covered in public.
They are doing something against the law.
What was NOT a problem in the mountain village?
The men left to work on road crews and sent money as they could.
There were no proper shops, hospitals or female doctors.
The women could not read.
The had to work and could not play.
What did Malala want to do with the magic pencil?
Make realistic drawings
Erase the smell and rotting food from the dump
Feed the poor children
Fix her house
What is NOT a way Malala's family would help others?
Feeding girls breakfast before school
Lend money to friends and family
Give away free places at the school
Give money to the kids at the dump
Who helped the people after the earthquakes in 2005?
The mullahs
The TNSM
The government
The villagers
What is a mufti?
an Islamic scholar
a code related to Pashtunwali
a religious leader
a prayer
What was the compromise reached between the mufti and Malala's father?
Malala would no longer go to school.
The girls would use a different gate from the men.
The school would be shut down as long as Malala's father was not hurt.
The mufti would take over as teachers at Malala's father's school.
