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I am Malala Part 1 Exam Questions And
Answers
What are some of Malala's interests? What does this tell us about Malala's life prior to the
Taliban shooting? (Recall & Infer) - Answers✔A: Malala likes to wrestle, She spends a lot of time
in front of the mirror playing with her hair. She likes to play cricket. She plays wedding. She likes
to gossip, and sleep in. Malala is just a normal girl and does what every other girl would do.
What are some things Malala does in Pakistan in her everyday life that differ from your
everyday life in America? (Recall & Apply) - Answers✔A: In Pakistan not everyone goes to
school and if they do they have to hide it and boys and girls of different ages go to different
schools but in America everyone does. Pakistan is more unsupervised. Students wear uniforms
in Pakistan as well. In Pakistan they also have to worry about terrorism of the taliban. Pakistan
woman also has to cover their faces.
3. What kind of student is Malala? How do you know? (Recall & Infer) - Answers✔A: Malala is a
very motivated, intelligent and bright student because and she does very good on her tests and
works very hard. She also is the top in her class since she usually gets the award for highest and
grade.
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Malala speaks about her former home in Pakistan in stark contrast to her current home in
Birmingham, England. What are Malala's feelings toward Pakistan, and how does she feel about
her new home in England? How do you know? (Cite evidence from the text) (Infer) -
Answers✔A: Malala really wants to go back to Pakistan and she misses it very much and goes
there in her mind but people say it is to dangerous to go back there. She misses all the trophies
on her shelves not just because it's a trophy but because they are "reminders to her of the life
she loved and the girl she was before she left her home." Malala in her old house always heard
kids playing but now in England she lives in a sturdy brick damp chilly house with no children
laughing or yelling and the water heats by itself. They also have large rooms nice floors with a
very large TV. She misses Pakistan so much.
At the onset of her story, Malala reveals she has a gnawing feeling that something bad was
going to happen. She wonders about death. "One night, I'd found myself wondering about
death. What is being dead really like? I wanted to know... What happens when you die [I asked
God].. How would it feel?" (5).
What is your reaction to Malala's thoughts? Why is death on the mind of a 14 year old girl?
(Interpret and Infer) - Answers✔A: I think death is on Malala's mind because since she infers
that something strange is going on and her dad told her about the Taliban in Afghanistan she is
worried that something strange is going on and she might get killed by the Taliban, so she
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I am Malala Part 1 Exam Questions And
Answers
What are some of Malala's interests? What does this tell us about Malala's life prior to the
Taliban shooting? (Recall & Infer) - Answers✔A: Malala likes to wrestle, She spends a lot of time
in front of the mirror playing with her hair. She likes to play cricket. She plays wedding. She likes
to gossip, and sleep in. Malala is just a normal girl and does what every other girl would do.
What are some things Malala does in Pakistan in her everyday life that differ from your
everyday life in America? (Recall & Apply) - Answers✔A: In Pakistan not everyone goes to
school and if they do they have to hide it and boys and girls of different ages go to different
schools but in America everyone does. Pakistan is more unsupervised. Students wear uniforms
in Pakistan as well. In Pakistan they also have to worry about terrorism of the taliban. Pakistan
woman also has to cover their faces.
3. What kind of student is Malala? How do you know? (Recall & Infer) - Answers✔A: Malala is a
very motivated, intelligent and bright student because and she does very good on her tests and
works very hard. She also is the top in her class since she usually gets the award for highest and
grade.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Malala speaks about her former home in Pakistan in stark contrast to her current home in
Birmingham, England. What are Malala's feelings toward Pakistan, and how does she feel about
her new home in England? How do you know? (Cite evidence from the text) (Infer) -
Answers✔A: Malala really wants to go back to Pakistan and she misses it very much and goes
there in her mind but people say it is to dangerous to go back there. She misses all the trophies
on her shelves not just because it's a trophy but because they are "reminders to her of the life
she loved and the girl she was before she left her home." Malala in her old house always heard
kids playing but now in England she lives in a sturdy brick damp chilly house with no children
laughing or yelling and the water heats by itself. They also have large rooms nice floors with a
very large TV. She misses Pakistan so much.
At the onset of her story, Malala reveals she has a gnawing feeling that something bad was
going to happen. She wonders about death. "One night, I'd found myself wondering about
death. What is being dead really like? I wanted to know... What happens when you die [I asked
God].. How would it feel?" (5).
What is your reaction to Malala's thoughts? Why is death on the mind of a 14 year old girl?
(Interpret and Infer) - Answers✔A: I think death is on Malala's mind because since she infers
that something strange is going on and her dad told her about the Taliban in Afghanistan she is
worried that something strange is going on and she might get killed by the Taliban, so she
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