Friday 6 June 2014

DBH 4, Gandhi


A Fill in the missing information.

Full Name
Mohandas Gandhi
1.
place of birth

2.
religion

3.
person he loved the most as a child

4.
wife

5.
number of children

6.
university

7.
profession (job)

8.
places lived

9.
how he died

 9 points (1 point each) 
B Complete the sentences according to the story.
1. Unlike other Indian husbands, Gandhi ........................................................................................  .
2. Gandhi decided to stop being a vegetarian because ....................................................................  .
3. When Gandhi was young, he was shy. He only started to speak in public ....................................
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4. The Indians wanting to stay in South Africa were asked to pay ..................................................  .
5. Gandhi made General Smuts .......................................................................................................  .
6. While Gandhi was in prison, he spent his time ............................................................................  .
7. Gandhi was sad because the Moslems ........................................................................................  .
 14 points (2 points each) 

C  Answer the questions about the story.
1.  In which ways did Gandhi protest non-violently? Give three examples.
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2.  What happened the first time Gandhi appeared in a South African court?
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3.  Why did many people who worked in the clothing industry in Britain lose their jobs?
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4.  Why did Gandhi march to the Arabian Sea and why did the British send him to prison?
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5.  Who were the “untouchables”? How did Gandhi try to help them? Did he succeed?
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6.  What happened when the British left India?
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 12 points (2 points each) 
D  Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words long.
1.  A number of incidents had an impact on Gandhi’s life. Describe one of them and explain how it affected him.
2.  Compare and contrast Gandhi’s early career in India with his career in South Africa.
3.  Why do you think Indians admire Gandhi so much?
 15 points 

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