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Safiyyah's War: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which shows that Henri and Phillipe weren’t worried about being late to class:
Henri and Phillipe sauntered into the class. Henri was making exaggerated gestures with his hands and ducking and dodging. Safiyyah figured from the pkhow and crashhhhh noises he was making alongside his movements that he was acting out some sort of military battle.
Discuss then check
sauntered
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A made braver
1 loomed
B worried or hurried
2 engulfed
C surrounded
Check
3 frantic
Click if correct
D threatened
4 emboldened
True or False?
Amelie supports Maria’s view that refugees could be dangerous.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Henri and Phillipe mimic guns and bombs.
B) Maria shares her mother’s concerns about the refugees with her classmates.
C) Henri and Phillipe target Hana because of her religion.
D) Hana reminds the boys that innocent people are dying.
E) Safiyyah becomes angry and argues that food and resources should be shared.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
Should Safiyyah's family help the Jewish people in Paris or is therisk to their family and the Muslim community too great?
Yes
No
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
forged documents
collaborating
agitatedly
proposal
vigorously
struck a chord
Explore
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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It was no longer safe for Baba to hurry around the city handing out forged documents, nor for him or Ammo Kader to meet with others from the Resistance, as they risked leading the Germans straight to them.
It was late now, but she felt no tiredness. Safiyyah was sitting outside the closed living room door; she had been sent to bed after dinner so the adults could speak in private. Of course, she hadn’t gone. Her joints ached from crouching in one spot, being careful not to move and let the floorboards creak. She overheard Baba say that the question was how on earth could they now get papers to those who needed them… Yemma offered to go instead of Baba, but they all agreed that it would still be very risky. Besides, Yemma didn’t know her way around much past their arrondissement, and got terribly nervous with all the soldiers around.
Safiyyah had to stop herself from bursting into the room and presenting her idea to them. It seemed so blazingly obvious to her that she couldn’t understand how none of them had thought of it yet. She and Timothée could do it! No one would suspect children of collaborating with the Resistance, surely. Safiyyah knew her way around much of the city like the back of her hand, and Timothée was an expert at moving around unnoticed. They’d be the ideal team.
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
She fidgeted with the tassels on the hallway carpet agitatedly as she waited for the adults to finish and get up. When she heard movement, she ducked back into her bedroom, and once Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam had left, she caught Baba. Before he could even ask her why she wasn’t asleep, she launched into her proposal. She’d rehearsed it six times whilst crouching in the hallway, and felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible. Baba listened intently, shaking his head vigorously as soon as he realised what she was suggesting. She ignored him, and continued with her speech. She knew she’d struck a chord with him when she said there was no alternative; they couldn’t just let innocent Jews suffer when they had the power to help them. Baba looked away, clenching his jaw so tightly that his cheek rippled. When she finished, there was silence.
“Safiyyah, I’ve heard what you have to say,” Baba said, “and I appreciate your concern and courage. Let me think about it. We’ll talk in the morning – you really must go to sleep now.”
As she settled into bed and pulled her blanket over her, Safiyyah knew somewhere deep inside her that things were about to change. She’d sensed from Baba’s reaction that he knew he had no other choice but to allow her to help her now. Her whole body prickled as she was filled with nerves, anticipation, and a touch of excitement to finally, finally, be able to do something.
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) How can you tell that Safiyyah didn’t want the adults to know she was listening to their private conversation?
Text Mark Evidence being careful not to move and let the floorboards creak
she avoided making noise
Text Mark Evidence her joints ached from crouching in one spot, being careful not to move
she stayed extremely still to avoid being caught
Text Mark Evidence - Safiyyah had to stop herself from bursting into the room and presenting her idea to them - she waited for the adults to finish and get up - once Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam had left, she caught Baba
she waited until the adults were gone to share her proposal with Baba
Text Mark Evidence when she heard movement, she ducked back into her bedroom
she hid when the adults were leaving
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) In the story, Safiyyah ‘felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible’.
Tick the answer which best completes the sentence. The word ‘persuasive’ suggests Safiyyah wanted…
Tick one
her to memorise her proposal.
to rehearse her proposal many times.
her proposal to be convincing.
her father to shake his head vigorously.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
If Baba continued to deliver the forged documents, members of the Resistance would be at greater risk.
Safiyyah was asked to wait outside the door so the adults could speak in private.
Yemma volunteered to deliver the forged documents because she was confident navigating the city.
Safiyyah waited until Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam left before telling Baba her proposal.
Reveal Answer
Safiyyah was excited to finally be able to do something to help innocent Jews who were suffering.
Practise & Apply
4) What does Safiyyah’s proposal tell us about her character? Use evidence from the text to support your answer?
Text Mark Evidence - she’d rehearsed it six times whilst crouching in the hallway - she ignored him and continued with her speech
she is determined/persistent
Text Mark Evidence - no one would suspect children of collaborating with the Resistance, surely - I appreciate your concern and courage
she is brave/courageous
Text Mark Evidence Safiyyah knew her way around much of the city like the back of her hand
Text Mark Evidence they couldn’t just let innocent Jews suffer when they had the power to help them
she is intelligent / resourceful / skilful
she has compassion / empathy for others
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - she launched into her proposal - she’d rehearsed it six times… and felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible
she is confident/assertive
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Some people in Safiyyah’s class felt threatened by the refugees and blamed the Jews for the war.
Safiyyah heard the air raid siren and was knocked to the ground when the bomb exploded.
Safiyyah’s mother worried since war was declared and wanted Safiyyah home from the library on time.
Safiyyah and her family gave food and water to the mass of hungry, homeless refugees.
Reveal Answer
Safiyyah was desperate put her knowledge of the city to use by helping deliver the forged documents.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
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ReadingStrategy
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Ready Steady Read Together
Safiyyah's War: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which shows that Henri and Phillipe weren’t worried about being late to class:
Henri and Phillipe sauntered into the class. Henri was making exaggerated gestures with his hands and ducking and dodging. Safiyyah figured from the pkhow and crashhhhh noises he was making alongside his movements that he was acting out some sort of military battle.
Discuss then check
sauntered
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A made braver
1 loomed
B worried or hurried
2 engulfed
C surrounded
Check
3 frantic
Click if correct
D threatened
4 emboldened
True or False?
Amelie supports Maria’s view that refugees could be dangerous.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Henri and Phillipe mimic guns and bombs.
B) Maria shares her mother’s concerns about the refugees with her classmates.
C) Henri and Phillipe target Hana because of her religion.
D) Hana reminds the boys that innocent people are dying.
E) Safiyyah becomes angry and argues that food and resources should be shared.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
Should Safiyyah's family help the Jewish people in Paris or is therisk to their family and the Muslim community too great?
Yes
No
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
forged documents
collaborating
agitatedly
proposal
vigorously
struck a chord
Explore
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
It was no longer safe for Baba to hurry around the city handing out forged documents, nor for him or Ammo Kader to meet with others from the Resistance, as they risked leading the Germans straight to them. It was late now, but she felt no tiredness. Safiyyah was sitting outside the closed living room door; she had been sent to bed after dinner so the adults could speak in private. Of course, she hadn’t gone. Her joints ached from crouching in one spot, being careful not to move and let the floorboards creak. She overheard Baba say that the question was how on earth could they now get papers to those who needed them… Yemma offered to go instead of Baba, but they all agreed that it would still be very risky. Besides, Yemma didn’t know her way around much past their arrondissement, and got terribly nervous with all the soldiers around. Safiyyah had to stop herself from bursting into the room and presenting her idea to them. It seemed so blazingly obvious to her that she couldn’t understand how none of them had thought of it yet. She and Timothée could do it! No one would suspect children of collaborating with the Resistance, surely. Safiyyah knew her way around much of the city like the back of her hand, and Timothée was an expert at moving around unnoticed. They’d be the ideal team.
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
She fidgeted with the tassels on the hallway carpet agitatedly as she waited for the adults to finish and get up. When she heard movement, she ducked back into her bedroom, and once Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam had left, she caught Baba. Before he could even ask her why she wasn’t asleep, she launched into her proposal. She’d rehearsed it six times whilst crouching in the hallway, and felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible. Baba listened intently, shaking his head vigorously as soon as he realised what she was suggesting. She ignored him, and continued with her speech. She knew she’d struck a chord with him when she said there was no alternative; they couldn’t just let innocent Jews suffer when they had the power to help them. Baba looked away, clenching his jaw so tightly that his cheek rippled. When she finished, there was silence. “Safiyyah, I’ve heard what you have to say,” Baba said, “and I appreciate your concern and courage. Let me think about it. We’ll talk in the morning – you really must go to sleep now.” As she settled into bed and pulled her blanket over her, Safiyyah knew somewhere deep inside her that things were about to change. She’d sensed from Baba’s reaction that he knew he had no other choice but to allow her to help her now. Her whole body prickled as she was filled with nerves, anticipation, and a touch of excitement to finally, finally, be able to do something.
From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) How can you tell that Safiyyah didn’t want the adults to know she was listening to their private conversation?
Text Mark Evidence being careful not to move and let the floorboards creak
she avoided making noise
Text Mark Evidence her joints ached from crouching in one spot, being careful not to move
she stayed extremely still to avoid being caught
Text Mark Evidence - Safiyyah had to stop herself from bursting into the room and presenting her idea to them - she waited for the adults to finish and get up - once Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam had left, she caught Baba
she waited until the adults were gone to share her proposal with Baba
Text Mark Evidence when she heard movement, she ducked back into her bedroom
she hid when the adults were leaving
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) In the story, Safiyyah ‘felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible’. Tick the answer which best completes the sentence. The word ‘persuasive’ suggests Safiyyah wanted…
Tick one
her to memorise her proposal.
to rehearse her proposal many times.
her proposal to be convincing.
her father to shake his head vigorously.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
If Baba continued to deliver the forged documents, members of the Resistance would be at greater risk.
Safiyyah was asked to wait outside the door so the adults could speak in private.
Yemma volunteered to deliver the forged documents because she was confident navigating the city.
Safiyyah waited until Ammo Kader and Ammo Imam left before telling Baba her proposal.
Reveal Answer
Safiyyah was excited to finally be able to do something to help innocent Jews who were suffering.
Practise & Apply
4) What does Safiyyah’s proposal tell us about her character? Use evidence from the text to support your answer?
Text Mark Evidence - she’d rehearsed it six times whilst crouching in the hallway - she ignored him and continued with her speech
she is determined/persistent
Text Mark Evidence - no one would suspect children of collaborating with the Resistance, surely - I appreciate your concern and courage
she is brave/courageous
Text Mark Evidence Safiyyah knew her way around much of the city like the back of her hand
Text Mark Evidence they couldn’t just let innocent Jews suffer when they had the power to help them
she is intelligent / resourceful / skilful
she has compassion / empathy for others
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - she launched into her proposal - she’d rehearsed it six times… and felt confident that it was as persuasive as possible
she is confident/assertive
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Some people in Safiyyah’s class felt threatened by the refugees and blamed the Jews for the war.
Safiyyah heard the air raid siren and was knocked to the ground when the bomb exploded.
Safiyyah’s mother worried since war was declared and wanted Safiyyah home from the library on time.
Safiyyah and her family gave food and water to the mass of hungry, homeless refugees.
Reveal Answer
Safiyyah was desperate put her knowledge of the city to use by helping deliver the forged documents.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explorea series.
Reveal
Dive into a series to stay connected to characters you love.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.