Vocabulary
Characters and Vocab
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Comprehension 3
100
qbal was sold when his father could not pay for the medicine and had a (*) to repay.
debt
100
Match the vocabulary word to the correct character or scene from the book. the carpet Iqbal cut
What is illustrious
100
Introduction: Why does the author use words and phrases such as "small fingers", "working conditions are usually very poor", and "the children, often underfed, work from dawn to dusk"?
What is This helps the reader feel pity and emotion for the children
100
Chapter Five: What was the climax in chapter five?
What is Iqbal cut the carpet and was thrown into the tomb.
100
Chapters Nine and Ten: How does the event of Maria announcing she could read, help move the plot forward?
What is Reading leads to reading the flier that has the address of Eshan Khan
200
Iqbal was considered a (*) because he cut the carpet.
What is rebel
200
Match the vocabulary word to the correct character or scene from the book. denounced child labor
What is Eshan Khan
200
Chapter One: The reader can conclude Iqbal will have a powerful impact on the children. Which statement best supports this foreshadowing?
What is That is, until the day Iqbal arrived.
200
Chapter Six: Why does the author include the flashback that Salman and Karim tell at the beginning of chapter six?
What is It helps the reader understand how horrible the tomb is.
200
Chapter Ten: Explain the simile Fatima used when thinking about reading. "This, then was reading. I looked at something dead and suddenly it came to life and it spoke to you, like a person."
What is The words did not have meaning until she learned to read.
300
Hussain (*) the children because he used their labor for his own benefit.
What is exploited
300
Match the vocabulary word to the correct character or scene from the book. exploited children
What is Hussain Khan
300
Chapter Two: Identify the main idea/central idea of chapter two.
What is Iqbal arrived at the carpet factory.
300
Chapter Eight: Page 58 - 59 - Which sentence best foreshadows the policemen will not help Iqbal?
What is They were wearing greasy, wrinkled uniforms
300
Chapter Eleven: What did the flying the kite symbolize to Iqbal, Fatima, and Maria?
What is freedom to play and they are no longer slaves
400
Iqbal returned to the workshop with Eshan Khan to (*) the other children from child labor.
What is liberate (free)
400
Match the vocabulary word to the correct character or scene from the book. was bonded
What is Iqbal and the other children
400
Chapter Three: What did Iqbal say that angered the other children?
What is The debt is never paid.
400
Chapter Eight: Which word best describes Salman's personality when he said "If you send her,"..."then send me, too."
What is courageous
400
Chapter Twelve: Which statement best explains the "they" the narrator refers to in chapter twelve.
What is moneylenders, business people who enslave children
500
What does the word denounce mean?
What is to public state someone or something is wrong or bad
500
Match the vocabulary word to the correct character or scene from the book. decrepit
What is tomb
500
Chapter Four: Which of the following tells what made Iqbal different than the other children?
What is Iqbal was not afraid when he arrived.
500
Chapter Nine: Identify the turning point in the story from chapter nine.
What is Maria told everyone she could read.
500
Chapter Twelve: p. 91-92 Which word best describes Eshan Khan's tone/mood during his conversation with Iqbal and the other members of Headquarters?
What is hesitant
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