WorksheetsIqbal Reading Check- Chp.9-11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
During the first day after Iqbal escaped the carpet factory, what did he do in the market?
Did odd jobs to earn a little money
Wandered around the market not sure where to go
Took several bus rides around the city
All of the Above
True/False:
The group of people that were speaking about the cruelty of having children as labored workers were called the Bonded Labor Liberation Front of Pakistan.
True
False
True/False: There was a new law in Pakistan that said bonded child labor was considered a crime punishable with prison.
True
False
What did Hussain tell the policemen that convinced them to give Iqbal back to Hussain?
The children were paid regularly
There were no chains on the children
The children were normal workers
All of the Above
What did the children find out that little Maria could do?
Teach
Speak
Read
All of the Above
True/ False: Iqbal ran away for a second time.
True
False
Which child taught the children in the factory to read?
Fatima
Maria
Salman
Karim
Maria’s father was a…
Carpenter
Farmer
Carpet Maker
School Teacher
How many children did the flyer state were bonded laborers in Pakistan?
Approx. 300,000
Approx. 500,000
Approx. 700,000
Approx. 900,000
True/ False: While in the courtyard, there was a brawl (fight) that started between Karim & Salman
True
False
What punishment were Salman & Mohammed given for fighting each other?
They had to work an extra hour that day
They each had to serve one day in The Tomb
They had to make more carpets
They had lines added to their slates
How did Iqbal manage to escape again?
He waited until nightfall to sneak out
He slipped through the little window behind the curtain
He snuck away during the confusion of the fight between Salman & Mohammed
Who was Eshan Khan?
A police officer
A neighbor
Another carpet factory master
A representative of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front
True/False: A Magistrate is a civil officer who administers the law.
True
False
What happened to Hussain Kahn?
The policemen took him away
He continued to enslave children in his factory
He bribed the policemen again
He promised to let the children go
Where did Eshan take the children?
Back to their family’s homes
To the headquarters of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front
To the police station
To another carpet factory
What does liberation mean?
Being put in captivity or slavery
Managing slaves
Being freed from captivity or slavery
Why did Fatima burst into tears the next morning at the headquarters?
She was overwhelmed
She finally realized that they were all really free
She wasn’t sure where they would all go
All of the Above
What did Iqbal surprise Fatima & Maria with the next day after they were freed from Hussain Khan?
Their parents
Food
Clothing
A Kite
True/False: After they flew the kite, Iqbal said he decided that instead of going back to his family, that he, Maria, and Fatima would stay with Eshan Khan.
True
False
