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WorksheetsSing To The Dawn (Chapter 3)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is proud of Dawan's achievement?
Mother
Kwai
Father
Grandmother
What did the Grandmother planned to do to convince Dawan's father to allow her to further study in the City?
Talk to Dawan's father in private
Send Dawan to the City on her own
Talk to Noi so that she could convince Dawan's father to let her go to the City School
Talk to Dawan's mother in private
Page 22
How did the Father responded when Dawan told him that she had won the scholarship?
He was proud with her daughter's achievement
He was in denial since he hoped for Kwai to win the prize
He was confused with her statement
He was quiet
Page 19
What did the Teacher remind the students about winning the scholarship?
Page 15 & 16
The Teacher sets a good example in encouraging critical thinking in the students. What are the questions asked during the discussion?
Is giving all the rice to pay rent to the landlord fair?
We could put all the buffaloes amd tools in the village centre, near the storage bins.
How we could change the system?
What would you suggest for better system?
What good would that suggestion do to anybody?
Which of the following are the Teacher's students' responses to the three word listed?
The landlord has worked harder than their fathers
He's never muddied his hand in his whole life
He's richer than us! Even his servant are richer. I saw one with leather shoes.
He got it after his father died.
Page 10
In the first paragraph, which line hows that the Teacher is highly respected?
The Teacher is discussing about the sacks of rice found outside almost every home. What is it for?
as a trade
as a rent to the landlord
as donation
for sale
Which of the following were the questions raised about the landlord?
Why does the landlord own the land?
What makes him the landlord?
What makes you all so quiet today?
What did he to to own the land that we've spent years and years farming ourselves?
Page 12
What are the three words the Teacher listed on the board?
These are the reaction of the class after the teacher announced the winner, except
Kwai stood quietly at the class doorway
Dawan was surrounded by some friends
Kwai congratulated and patted Dawan
Dawan was bombarded by questions
These were the reaction of her family once Dawan broke the news except
Her father accused her of snatching the prize from Kwai
Her grandmother told her how proud she felt of her
Her cousin, Noi, congratulated her for her effort
Her mother scolded her grandmother for her praise
These are true about Dawan's father when she broke the news about the win except
He was a bit moody as the rice had just been taken that day
He gave his permission to Dawan to continue her study
He demanded what would happen to Kwai
He threw the hammer he was holding and dashed off
Why did Dawan's mother disagree with the grandmother's praise
She doesn't want Dawan to feel too happy with the win as her father was mad
She doesn't want Dawan to be crushed when her father disallowed her to go to the city
She doesn't think Dawan deserves the praise as Kwai did not win
She doesn't think it's right to do so as her husband did not respond positively
'We're going to Noi's house'
Why does grandmother want to do so?
to take Dawan away from her parents for a while so they will cool down
To show Dawan how to live in the city like they did as they had lived they before
To get Noi to speak up as Dawan's mother feels like it's not her place to do so
To argue with Dawan's father so he would let her go to the city
These are true about grandmother except
She was positive of Dawan's win and congratulated her
She took care of the baby while Dawan went to Noi's house
She was too old to take on the journey to Noi's house
She took the journey and walked with Dawan to Noi's house
And you are getting old, mother.
And I am getting old.
These lines were repeated a few times between Dawan's mother and grandmother. What does it show?
The young must take over the old
The young will one day get old
The old must make way for the young
The old must be reminded of their age
