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Gandhi

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Gandhi?

a)

to entertain the reader with stories of Gandhi's childhood

b)

to inform the reader about the history in India

c)

to persuade the reader to visit India

d)

to inform the reader about the life and influence of Gandhi

2.

Which sentence from the book is an opinion?

a)

Mohandas Gandhi was born into a large Hindu family.

b)

Gandhi went to school in London and became a lawyer.

c)

Gandhi will continue to inspire people for years to come.

d)

The British put Gandhi in jail for two years.

3.

What caused Gandhi to walk 240 miles across India to the sea?

a)

Gandhi thought it was unfair for Indians to pay the British for salt from Indian lands.

b)

Gandhi thought it was unfair that people in South Africa who were not white were treated poorly.

c)

Gandhi wanted to find peace and reflect by the sea.

d)

Gandhi was trying to escape from the British.

4.

Gandhi believed Muslims and Hindus could ____.

a)

live in peace

b)

build a new city together

c)

never get along

d)

help the British

5.

Which of the following does not describe Gandhi's personality?

a)

peaceful

b)

determined

c)

selfish

d)

caring

6.

Which word means about the same as peaceful?

a)

respectful

b)

nonviolent

c)

inspiring

d)

unfair

7.

Which of the following shows Gandhi's influence on India

a)

The British and Indian leaders began to talk about the British leaving India.

b)

People in South Africa who were not white were treated better.

c)

Many Hindu people formed the new country of Pakistan.

d)

Gandhi stopped wearing western clothes and instead wore robes and sandals.

8.

The word conflict means ____.

a)

a group of people gathered

b)

a new friendship

c)

a disagreement between people or groups

d)

an agreement between people or groups

9.

What did Gandhi do after he left South Africa?

a)

He moved to another part of Africa.

b)

He returned to India to help free the country from British rule.

c)

He went to school to become a lawyer.

d)

He helped Muslims and Hindus find complete peace between each other.

10.

Why does the author say Gandhi will continue to inspire people?

a)

Gandhi's art is seen all over the world.

b)

Gandhi is still living in India.

c)

Gandhi wrote many books.

d)

Gandhi's influence changed the world

11.

Who was Gandhi's wife?

a)

Akruba

b)

Margalina

c)

Kasturba

d)

Fenji

12.

How many sons did Gandhi have?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

13.

When the british rule ended. India was spread in two countries. The Muslims formed the new country of...

What is the name the country that the Muslims formed?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Turkmenistan

d)

Pakistan

14.

What people did he inspire? Checkmark the answers.

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Donald Trump

e)

Martin Luther King Jr.

15.

Gandhi was shot to death ___ times. How many times did he get shot?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3