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Refugee Comprehension Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is Josef from?

a)

Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

Syria

2.

What country is Isabel from?

a)

Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

Syria

3.

What country is Mahmoud from?

a)

Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

Syria

4.

What was Josef's father's profession?

a)

Lawyer

b)

Sugarcane farmer

c)

Teacher

d)

Fisherman

5.

Who was the ruler of Cuba during the time Isabel was there?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Bashar al-Assad

6.

Who was the ruler of Syria during the time Mahmoud was there?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Bashar al-Assad

7.

What instrument does Isabel play?

a)

guitar

b)

trumpet

c)

drums

d)

piano

8.

Who is Waleed?

a)

Mahmoud's father

b)

Mahmoud's brother

c)

Mahmoud's uncle

d)

Mahmoud's friend from school

9.

Who is Ruthie?

a)

Josef's sister

b)

Josef's mother

c)

Josef's aunt

d)

Josef's teacher

10.

Who is Luis?

a)

Isabel's grandfather

b)

Isabel's father

c)

Isabel's neighbor

d)

Isabel's brother

11.

Who did Josef, his sister and mother meet when they went to the ship?

a)

Josef's father

b)

Josef's friends

c)

Josef's aunt

d)

Josef's teacher

12.

How many times did Isabel's Papi tried to flee Cuba by the time there was a riot on the Malecon?

a)

one time

b)

two times

c)

three times

d)

four times

13.

What happened to Mahmoud's apartment?

a)

It was bombed

b)

It was flooded

c)

They had to move out because they could not pay

d)

Mahmoud's parents sold it to move away from Syria

14.

What country does Mahmoud's family first plan to go to because they know it is accepting refugees (Hint - it is cold in the winter there)

a)

Cuba

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

America

15.

What is the name of the ship Josef traveled from Germany on?

a)

MS St. Louis

b)

Ms St. Atlantic

c)

MS St. Marie

d)

MsSt. Paul

16.

Who was pulled onto Isabel's boat?

a)

two policemen

b)

two trumpet players

c)

two Navy members

17.

Mahmoud (Just outside Aleppo, 1 day from home). What did Waleed do to save the day?

a)

He remembered to bring food

b)

He convinced the soldiers they were not the enemy

c)

He helped them hide

d)

He drove the car

18.

What is a synagogue?

a)

Jewish place of worship

b)

Christian place of worship

c)

Hindu place of worship

d)

Islamic place of worship

19.

Who was in charge of Isabel's boat?

a)

Senor Castillo

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Luis

d)

Amara

20.

Mahmoud left Syria through the border with ___________.

a)

Turkey

b)

Germany

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq