WorksheetsI Am Malala Part 1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why didn't Malala's mother have the opportunity to be educated?
She had no interest in getting an education
The girls in her village did not go to school or learn to read
She wanted to simply get married and raise kids
Her parents didn't want her to
What does it mean for women to be in purdah?
They are visiting the mountain region.
They are in school.
The are covered in public.
They are doing something against the law.
Malala's favorite show was about a boy with a(n)
flying horse
magic pencil
Broken arm
invisible friend
What did Malala want to do with the magic pencil?
Make realistic drawings
Erase the smell and rotting food from the dump
Feed the poor children
Fix her house
What is NOT a way Malala's family would help others?
Feeding girls breakfast before school
Lend money to friends and family
Give away free places at the school
Give money to the kids at the dump
Who helped the people after the earthquakes in 2005?
The mullahs
The TNSM
The government
The villagers
How did the TNSM use the earthquake in 2005 to scare the people of Pakistan?
The TNSM told the people that the earthquake was a message from God that they were not following Islamic law.
The TNSM told the people that they had made the earthquake happen.
The TNSM destroyed the schools in Pakistan after the earthquake.
Chapter 4 is called "Warning from God" because
some of the Islamic extremist said God was warning them because they did not follow Islamic law
There was a prophet preaching that the end of the world was coming
Malala felt girls were being punished.
What did the mufti, or Islamic scholar, say the school needed to be shut down?
It was dirty and run-down from the earthquake
They were not giving students a good education
He said Malala's dad was being un-Ismamic by running it
They were serving poor students
Why was Malala upset when the new girl came to school?
She stole all her friends
She was pretty
She came in first and Malala second
She was rude to her
Why did the rich families remove their children from Malala's school?
There were girls in it.
The building was rundown and dirty.
There were poor kids in it.
The radio spoke badly about it.
What was the biggest reason Malala and Moniba fought?
They were fighting over a boy
They wanted to be the smartest in the school
They didn't want other friends to get between them
When people would gather at Malala's house, she most wanted to be with
The women cooking and gossiping
The children playing games
The men talking about politics and the world outside Pakistan
