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Malala quiz ch. 4-6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Malka-e-Noor?

a)

Malala's first competition in school

b)

Malala's best friend

c)

Malala's rival

2.

What is the Pashtunwali code?

a)

a code that governs have Pashtuns live

b)

the way Malala "talks" with her friend, Safina

c)

a way of communicating with the people in the mountain village

d)

the writing of Islam

3.

What did Malala want to do with the magic pencil?

a)

Make realistic drawings

b)

Erase the smell and rotting food from the dump

c)

Feed the poor children

d)

Fix her house

4.

What is NOT a way Malala's family would help others?

a)

Feeding girls breakfast before school

b)

Lend money to friends and family

c)

Give away free places at the school

d)

Give money to the kids at the dump

5.

Speaking of her parents, Malala said, "In our society marriages are usually arranged by families, but theirs was a love match."

What does this tell us about Malala's family?

a)

Their families were too poor to arrange a marriage, and Malala's father was not very attractive.

b)

They don't always follow the traditions of their culture, and they are a loving family.

c)

Malala's father wanted to marry an educated woman, and Malala's mother was very pious.

d)

Malala had a large family, and her parents had known each other all their lives.

6.

"When I was born, people in our village commiserated with my mother and nobody congratulated my father."


What does commiserated mean in this sentence?

a)

to feel sympathy

b)

To celebrate

c)

to make a plan

d)

to have tea

7.

Why did Malala enter the public speaking competition?

a)

she wanted to prove to herself that she can do it

b)

Her parents made her take this challenge

c)

she wanted to win back her father's respect.

d)

She did not enter the public speaking competition

8.

What happened to the money that the US gave Pakistan to help in the campaign against Al Quaeda?

a)

The money did not go to the people of Pakistan, instead Musharraf built a mansion and bought an apartment in London

b)

The money helped all the poor people in the village

c)

The money was used for Ziauddin's ,Malala's father's school.

9.

what is a synonym for the word pilgrimage?

a)

celebration

b)

road

c)

journey

10.

what is a synonym for the word veranda?

a)

terrace

b)

lake house

c)

Rivers

11.

What is an antonym for the word melodious?

a)

unpleasant tune

b)

pleasent tune

c)

loudly singing

12.

What does the word rapt mean?

a)

deeply engrossed or absorbed

b)

a person that sings

c)

deeply in love

13.

What is a mufti?

a)

an Islamic scholar

b)

a code related to Pashtunwali

c)

a religious leader

d)

a prayer

14.

Which of the following best describes Malala's relationship to her father?

a)

She often rebels against his demands.

b)

Malala's father encourages her education, and she both admires and loves him deeply.

c)

Malala forces her father to respect her.

d)

Malala is often angry at her father for making her into an independent girl.

15.
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.