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Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions

I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'.

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Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions

I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'.

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Key learning points

  1. Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote; this was something that was not permitted at the time.
  2. Emmeline Pankhurst is the leader of the WSPU (the Women’s Social and Political Union).
  3. Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning.
  4. Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences.

Keywords

  • Suffragette - a woman seeking the right to vote through organised protest

  • Prediction - an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge

  • Inference - to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions

  • Evidence - the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning

  • Impression - initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text

Common misconception

Pupils may find it challenging to note two different impressions when asked in Task B.

Encourage pupils to think about Emmeline from Sophia's perspective. Verbally model rephrasing Sophia's thoughts into an impression a reader might make about Emmeline.


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Pupils may benefit by researching the suffragette movement and life of Emmeline Pankhurst through texts such as 'Suffragettes: The Battle for Equality' by David Roberts, or through organisations, such as English Heritage. Before the following lesson, read to the end of the text.
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Equipment

You need a copy of the 2022 Scholastic edition of ‘Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (My Story), written by Sufiya Ahmed, for this lesson.

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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
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Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Who taught Queen Victoria Hindustani?
Correct Answer: Abdul Karim, abdul karim, Abdul
Q2.
Which is a suitable definition for the word aristocrat?
Correct answer: a person belonging to the highest social class in a society
a poor farmer or labourer
a person involved in government decisions
Q3.
True or False? Sophia understands what inequality is based on her sisters' experiences.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q4.
Which year does Queen Victoria pass away?
1899
Correct answer: 1901
1945
Q5.
Which of the following places does Sophia visit on her trip to India with her sisters?
Correct answer: Lahore
Correct answer: Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Karachi
Q6.
True or False? Abdul Karim and Sophia's experiences of India were the same.
Correct Answer: False, false

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the following keywords to their defintions.
Correct Answer:suffragette,a woman seeking the right to vote through organised protest
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a woman seeking the right to vote through organised protest

Correct Answer:prediction,an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge
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an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge

Correct Answer:inference,to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions
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to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions

Q2.
Which of the following people are mentioned in the Chapter as being suffragettes?
Correct answer: Emmeline Pankhurst
Queen Victoria
Correct answer: Una Dugdale
Catherne Duleep Singh
Q3.
True or False? Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q4.
What did Sophia say she was able to provide the suffragettes at this moment in time?
the support of Queen Victoria
Correct answer: fundraising
Correct answer: greater publicity
Q5.
In which year was the National Society for Women's Suffrage set up?
1845
Correct answer: 1872
1901
1908
Q6.
Match the following words to their meanings.
Correct Answer:reputation,what people think about someone based on their actions
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what people think about someone based on their actions

Correct Answer:intimidated,feeling scared or nervous because of someone or something
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feeling scared or nervous because of someone or something

Correct Answer:oppresed,being unfairly treated or controlled by authority
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being unfairly treated or controlled by authority