Gandhi's personal life
Where was Gandhi born?
In India.
Gandhi was born in India
Was Gandhi an excellent student as a child?
No; the book says he was "an average student" (11).
What was Gandhi trained to do?
He was trained to be a lawyer.
Identify the x-word in this sentence:
The strikers were not earning money.
were
The caste system is not _______. If you are born in a low caste, you don't have any chance of moving up. It's a rigid system.
flexible
The caste system is not flexible.
Tell us about Gandhi's siblings and which one he was close to.
Gandhi was close to his sister and played with her after school. He also had 2 brother and two half sisters (Their father was Gandhi's father, but their mother was different.)
His teacher read words and Gandhi and the other kids had to spell them in writing.
When he had trouble with his first case because he couldn't speak in public, what did he do?
"Gandhi gave the case to another lawyer" (21)
Identify the x-word and verb in this sentence:
Gandhi would not be pushed around.
would be
would not be
Members of the London Vegetarian Society could ______ healthy recipes for Gandhi to try.
suggest
Members of the London Vegetarian Society could suggest healthy recipes for Gandhi to try.
What the social status of Gandhi's family?
His father worked for the government in India. He was an official, so the Gandhi family was comfortable. In terms of caste, they were in the middle: 3rd from the top; 3rd from the bottom.
Why did Gandhi leave his family, including his young wife, and travel to London?
To study law.
He moved to London to study law.
In India after law school, Gandhi had a chance to work as a lawyer and live with his family. Why did he leave his native country again?
Gandhi knew he could work as a lawyer in India, but it would take him many years to make good money there. He decided to move to South Africa to make more money as a lawyer there. He had a one-year contract.
Change this sentence to a question:
They could not move freely around the country.
Could they move freely around the country?
In London, Gandhi took classes in public speaking. That helped him ________ for his first appearance in court later, but he still had trouble speaking. He was ready, but he was still shy.
prepare
In London, Gandhi took classes in public speaking. That helped him prepare for his first appearance in court later, but he still had trouble speaking. He was ready, but he was still shy.
What was Gandhi's main focus in life ever since childhood?
fairness
justice
equality
In London, what are 2 different things Gandhi taught himself or learned by studying because he wanted to?
playing the violin
dancing
giving speeches / public speaking
cooking vegetarian food
writing articles for a newspaper
speaking more English and some French
In both England and South Africa, Gandhi spread his ideas by writing in newspapers. What were the two topics he focused on this way?
In England, he wrote about the health benefits of being vegetarian. In South Africa, he wrote about the unfair treatment Indians faced.
Identify the subject, x-word and verb and object:
All of South Africa was watching to see what he would do next.
subject: All of South Africa
x-word and verb: was watching
object: to see what he would do next.
When Gandhi lived in South Africa, there was a lot of ________ between the white immigrants from Europe and the other groups. The Europeans used violent power to oppress the black Africans and the immigrant groups, including Indians.
tension
When Gandhi lived in South Africa, there was a lot of tension between the white immigrants from Europe and the other groups. The Europeans used violent power to oppress the black Africans and the immigrant groups, including Indians.
What was Gandhi's weakness and how did it interfere with his professional life at first?
shyness
He was shy.
He was timid.
Explain how Gandhi's education prepared him for his next steps and tell us how and where how used his degree.
He graduated from law school in London and moved back to India. His first case as a lawyer was there, in his native country. He had trouble speaking in public, but since he knew English, he applied for a different job as a lawyer in South Africa.
In addition to being a lawyer, Gandhi was an organizer (an activist). Give 2 different examples of his activism in South Africa.
He worked for the rights of Indian people living in South Africa
He organized the coal miners on strike
He made a group called the Natal Indian Congress
Find the time information in this sentence and say it the other way around.
He was surprised when the conductor told him he had to move to the third-class section.
When the conductor told him he had to move to the third-class section, he was surprised.
Some people think that non-violence was an ________ idea that started with Gandhi, but that's not accurate. Non-violent ideas were discussed long before Gandhi's time.
original
Some people think that non-violence was an original idea that started with Gandhi, but that's not accurate. Non-violent ideas were discussed long before Gandhi's time.