WorksheetsNasreen's Secret School
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the setting (place) of the story?
Herat, an ancient city
Afghanistan
a secret school
All of the above
Who is telling the story?
Nasreen
Nasreen's mom
Nasreen's dad
Nasreen's grandma
What happened to Nasreen's dad?
soldiers took him away
he went looking for Nasreen's mom
he went on vacation
Nasreen's grandma sent him away
How long did Nasreen's mom wait before she looked for her husband?
an hour
a few hours
a day
many days
Which line of the text from the story tells you how long Nasreen's mom waited before searching?
"one night, soldiers came to our house"
"Finally, Nasreen's frantic mama went searching"
"We waited many days and nights for his return"
"The full moon passed our window many times as Nasreen and I waited"
What is the best definition of the word FRANTIC, as used in the text?
happy and smiling
scared and hurrying
angry and frowning
breathing calmly
Where is the school located?
in a private house
in a courtyard
in the soldier's backyard
in the Koran
What does Nasreen's grandmother do the first day she leaves Nasreen at school?
she cries
she prays
she finds a soldier
she tells Nasreen to stay quiet
What evidence from the text makes us think that Nasreen and her grandma are poor?
Nasreen has to go to a secret school.
School closed for the long winter recesss.
Family had to give them food and firewood.
Nasreen and her grandma sat by the fire.
Who did Nasreen say her first word to since her mama had gone searching?
the teacher
her grandma
Mina
a soldier
What does "windows opened for Nasreen in that little schoolroom mean?"
that the room Nasreen was in has widows that they kept open
that Nasreen was warm so she kept the windows open
that the things Nasreen learned would make her world bigger
that Nasreen didn't go back to school because the windows were open
What evidence from the text tells us that Nasreen's mom and dad have not been found?
"Now she can see blue sky beyond those dark clouds"
"As for me, my mind is at ease"
"I still wait for my son and his wife"
"But the soldiers can never close the windows that have been opened for my granddaughter"
