Reading-Pathways U2R1: The World's Oldest First Grader

Why wasn't Kimani Maruge an ordinary first grader?

• He was a child genius.

• He was 48- the world's oldest first grader.

• He was 84- the world's oldest first grader.

• He was 4- the world's youngest first grader.

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Why did Kimani Maruge not attend school when he was young?

• He was fighting a war.

• He was born in 1920 Kenya where education was not free.

• He was starting his own farm.

• He did not think it was important.

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What year did primary education become free in Kenya?

• 2002

• 2003

• 2004

• 2005

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What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Maruge did well in school and even became the school's student leader.

• Kimani Maruge was born in 1920 Kenya where education was not free.

• In 2003 primary eduication became free to everyone.

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T or F: Even though Maruge was in a refugee camp, he did NOT continue to learn and teach others.

• True

• False

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In 2005, Maruge gave a speech about the importance of ________.

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The 2010 movie _________ showed Maruge's amazing fight to get an education

• The Primary Student

• The First Grader

• The Primary Grader

• The Kenyan Education

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T or F: Maruge was an inspiration to other adult Kenyans.

• True

• False

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What year did Maruge pass away?

• 2009

• 2010

• 2011

• 2012

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What language is spoken much of East Africa?

• English

• Swahili

• Nigerian

• Egyptian

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