Mother Teresa
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Activity worksheet
LEVEL 1
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
While reading
Pages 1–8
1Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?
aMotherTeresa’snamewasAgnes.
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bHerfamilynamewasGonxha.
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cHerbrotherwasbornbeforeher.
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dShehadnosisters.
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eHerparentswereborninSkopje.
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fSkopjewasaSerbiancity.
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gHerfamilyhadnomoney.
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hHerfatherdidn’twork.
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2Write.
Agnesandhermotheraretalkingatthetrain
station.Writewhattheysay.
3Writeletters.
AgnesisinDarjeelingnowandshe’swritinga
lettertoherfamily.Writetheletter.Writeher
mother’slettertohertoo.
4 Readpage4again.Onamapoftheworld,
drawhowMotherTeresagotfromSkopjeto
Darjeeling.
5 Putthesentencesintherightorderfrom1(first)
to5(last).
aSheheardstoriesaboutChristian
missionariesinIndiaandpoorAfrican
countries.
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bAgnes’sfatherdiedwhenshewaseight.
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cAgneswantedtobeanuninIndia.
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dShehelpedpeopleintheslums.
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eShebecameanunin1928.
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6Writetherightyear.
1910 1918 1928 1930 1944 1946
1948
………MotherTeresa’sEnglishwasnowgood.
………Herfatherdied.
………ShetookatraintoDarjeeling.
………Shewasborn.
………Shebecametheheadteacher.
………ShewenttoDublin.
………TheHeadoftheCatholicChurchin
Calcuttasentheraletter.
Pages 8–14
7Match.
Women
foodandbed
Nun
ill
Doctor
sari
Children’shomehospital
Hospital
bigbuilding
Government
help
8Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?
aIndianwomenusuallydressinsaris.
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bIn1948,manynunsworkedwithMother
TeresaintheslumsinIndia.
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cTheMissionariesofCharityopeneda
homeinCalcuttain1952.
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dTheMissionariesofCharityopened
homesinRomeandTanzaniaafter1965. c
eMotherTeresadiedin1987.
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9Correcttheinformationinthesesentences.
aMotherTeresadressedinanexpensiveredand
blueSari.
bIn1952,MotherTeresastartedahomefor
childreninCalcutta.
cIn1965,theMissionariesofCharitystarted
workinginRome.
dManylettersarrivedforMotherTeresaafter
aBBCradioprogrammeaboutherworkin
1969.
eIn1979,MotherTeresagottheNobelPrize
forMedicine.
10 Getamapoftheworldandfindthesecities:
Skopje
Dublin
Calcutta
NewYork
Whatcountriesaretheyin?Writetwosentences
abouteachcountry.
11 ImagineyouareMotherTeresa.Youhavejust
arrivedinCalcutta.Writeashortnotetoyour
familyaboutthecityandyourplanstoworkin
theslums.
After reading
12Thepicturesinthestory.
Lookatthephotosinthebook.Writeone
sentencetodescribethephoto.
13Write.
HavestudentswriteanentryinMotherTeresa’s
diarythedaysheleftherfamily.
25September1928.TodayIsaidgoodbyetomy
familyatthestation.Iwanttobeanun.
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Mother Teresa - Progress test
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Progress test
LEVEL 1
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
1Writewhattheydidordidn’tdo.
aAgnes(be)……………borninSkopje.
bHerparents(be)……………fromSkopje.
cThefamily(have)……………ahappyhome.
dShe(work)……………whenherfatherdied.
eHermother(love)……………herfamily.
fThepeoplenearherhouse(buy)……………alot
offood.
gAgnes(love)……………God.
hThefamily(pray)……………everyday.
iMissionaries(work)……………inIndiaand
Africa.
jThere(be)……………missionariesfromSkopje
inIndia.
2Writetherightwordinthesentences.Thereare
twelvewords,butyoucanonlyuseten.
died God head helped hospital missionaries
nun poor prayed slums world church
aAgneswentto……………everyday.
bHerfather……………whenshewasyoung.
c……………wasimportantforher.
dShe……………poorpeople.
ePoorpeopledidn’tgoto……………whenthey
wereill.
fAgneswantedtobea…………….
gAgnes……………toGodeveryday.
hChristian……………workedwithpoorpeoplein
IndiaandAfrica.
iPoorpeoplelivedin…………….
jTherearealotofpoorpeopleinthe……………
today.
3Matchthequestionsandtheanswers.
aWhenwasAgnesborn?
bWhendidshegotoIreland?
cHowdidshegotoDublin?
dHowdidshegotoCalcutta?
eHowmanybrothersandsistersdidshehave?
fHowmanypeopledidshehelp?
gWheredidshesaygoodbyetoherfamily?
hWheredidshestayinIreland?
iDidshetraveltoDarjeelingbyplane?
jDidshehaveanyfriendsinSkopje?
1)Byboat.
2)Alot.
3)Yes,shedid.
4)Two.
5)In1928.
6)AtthehomeoftheLoretonuns.
7)In1910.
8)Bytrainandboat.
9)No,shedidn’t.
10)Atthestation.
4Whathappenedfirst?Numberthesentences.
a cAnoldwomandiedwithMotherTeresanextto
her.
b cMotherTeresaaskedpeopleforfood.
c cShemovedtoaroomnearaslum.
d cSheopenedstreetclinics.
e cShereceivedabigbuildingfromthe
government.
f cShestartedahomeforchildren.
g cShestartedahomefordyingpeople.
h cShestartedMissionariesofCharity.
i cTheyopenedhomesin23placesinIndia.
j cTwoIndianstudentsfromLoretoEntally
startedhelpingher.
5Whichistherightword?
aCatholicsgotochurch/hospitaleverySunday.
bWhenherfatherdied/prayedAgneswassad.
cWomeninIndiawearaskirt/sari.
dTheNobelprize/churchisveryimportant.
eCountrieshaveaGod/government.
fWhenpeopleareill,theygotoaslum/hospital.
gSomepoorpeopleliveinabuilding/slum.
6Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?
aTherewereMissionariesofCharityinSouth
Americabefore1965.
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bTheyopenedahomeinRomein1969.
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cTheBBCprogrammeaboutMotherTeresa
wasonTVin1969.
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dPeoplewatchedtheprogrammealloverthe
worldin1969.
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eMotherTeresawasfamousbecauseshe
receivedtheNobelPrize.
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fMotherTeresawrotealovelettertotheworld. c
gMotherTeresasawGodinpeople.
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hShethoughtherworkwasverydifficult.
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iShegottheNobelPrizein1970.
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jShethoughtthatworldpeacewasimportant.
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kSheopened100homesin1980.
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lSheonlyworesaris.
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mThere’saMissionariesofCharityhomein
NewYork.
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nShediedwhenshewas80.
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oPeoplefromallovertheworldwantedtosay
goodbyetoher.
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