WorksheetsMy Great Grandmother's Gourd-Comprehension (Page 340-349)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What genre is "My Great-Grandmother's Gourd"?
Historical Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biography
Realistic Fiction
When the new water pump was installed in the village, how did the the people react?
They were excited because it meant less work.
They were upset because it was not part of their traditions.
Who was first to try out the new pump?
Grandmother
Ibrahim
Ahmed
Fatima
What is NOT one of the ways villagers got water before they had the pump?
Trucks delivered water.
Camels had to pull containers of water.
Old trees were filled with water.
While Fatima and her friends danced and celebrated around the new pump, where was her Grandmother?
Inside her hut.
Standing beside the elders.
Beneath the baobab tree.
Filling her gourd with water.
Every morning, Fatima always raced the girls of the village to do what?
Be the first to the pump.
Pray beneath the baobab tree.
Speak with her teacher.
Be first in line for breakfast.
Grandmother was sad because no one was "preparing the trees" and the--
"rains were nearly here."
"dry season had arrived."
What is Grandmother referring to when she speaks of "my great-grandmother's gourd?"
The gourd she uses to drink from.
The new pump in the village.
The gourd her great-grandmother passed down to her.
The baobab tree.
Fatima thinks her Grandmother should embrace the new pump and forget about the old days. How does Fatima think Grandmother is acting?
Frustrated
Angry
Ashamed
Stubborn
Why do you think Grandmother's family called the baobab tree a gourd?
It was shaped like a gourd.
It held water like a gourd.
It has thick bark/skin like a gourd.
It was strong like a gourd.
