Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 9

In Nasreen's Secret School, they said "Art and music and learning once flourished here. Then the soldiers came and changed everything."

What does flourish mean?

• to grow or thrive

• to die

• to cook

• to learn

What does "dark clouds hang over the city" mean?

• Weather in Herat is usually cloudy.

• Weather in Herat is usually sunny.

• The mood in Herat is unhappy.

• The mood in Herat is happy.

Using clues in the text, what do you think forbidden means?

• waiting

• don't want to

• forced

• not allowed

The moral of Nasreen's Secret School is Sometimes you have to take risks when something is important to you.

Which detail supports the moral of the story?

• When Nasreen talked to Mina about everything.

• When Nareen told her Grandma about what she learned.

• When Nareen and her Grandma went to the secret school even though it was forbidden for girls.

If explain means to describe clearly in detail, what do you think an "explanation" is?

• short story

• a clear description with details

• a note with no details

• a special song

Open to pages 6 & 7.

Using context clues in the text, what do you think frantic means?

• very calm

• shouting loudly

• very upset

• whispering

Open to pages 8 & 9.

What does she mean by "the full moon passed our window many times?"

• a lot of time passed

• not very much time passed

• the moon went around the earth multiple times in one night.

• Nasreen liked to look at the sky.

Open to page 10 & 11.

Why does her grandmother want Nasreen to attend the secret school?

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• because it was behind a green gate

• to learn about the world, as she had

• to speak again

• because it was in a nearby lane

Why are they lucky no soldiers saw them?

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• because the solders took her father

• because women and girls aren't allowed out alone

• because her mama went to look for her father

• because girls are forbidden to go to school

What is the GIST of a story?

• What it is mostly about

• The lesson