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Mama and Her Bank Account – Module B

Worksheet No.1: Vocabulary Exercises – Lines 1-27

1. Match the words in A to their meanings in B. Write the letter of

the correct meaning in the box.

A B

1. envelope

2. landlord

3. downtown

4. secure feeling

5. bank account

6. piles

7. grocer

8. coins

a. مركز )وسط( ألبلد מרכז העיר b. حساب بنك )مصرف( חשבון בנק c. غالف מעטפה d. ألشعورباالمانהרגשת בטחון e. صاحب ألمنزل בעל בית f. بقّال בעל מכולת g. قطع عمله معدنيه מטבעות h. أكوام ערמות

2. Who / What am I?

I sell bread and milk. ____________

I take money from people who want to live in a house I own.

______________

I am the center of town. ____________

People put a letter in me. ___________

3. Fill in the blanks. Use the words below.

landlord / secure / piles / bank / coins / grocer

Katrin always remembered Mama sitting in the kitchen on Saturday nights. Papa

gave her money in an envelope. Mama took out the _________ and put them in

_____________ on the table. There was a pile for the ___________and a

pile for the ____________. The family always had a _____________

feeling, because they knew that if they didn’t have enough money, they could

take it from the __________.

Now reread the paragraph above and answer the following questions:

1. What were the piles for? _____________________________

2. How did Katrin feel? _________________________________


Worksheet No.1: Answers

1. Match the words in A to their meanings in B. Write the letter of the

correct meaning in the box.

A B

1. c envelope

2. e landlord

3. a downtown

4. d secure feeling

5. b bank account

6. h piles

7. f grocer

8. g coins

a. مركز )وسط( ألبلد מרכז העיר b. حساب بنك )مصرف( חשבון בנק c. غالف מעטפה d. ألشعورباالمانהרגשת בטחון e. صاحب ألمنزل בעל בית f. بقّال בעל מכולת g. قطع عمله معدنيه מטבעות h. أكوام ערמות

2. Who / What am I?

I sell bread and milk. grocer

I take money from people who want to live in a house I own. landlord

I am the center of town. downtown

People put a letter in me. envelope

3. Fill in the blanks. Use the words below.

landlord / secure / piles / bank / coins / grocer

Katrin always remembered Mama sitting in the kitchen on Saturday nights.

Papa gave her money in an envelope. Mama took out the coins and put them in

piles on the table. There was a pile for the landlord and a pile for the grocer.

The family always had a secure feeling, because they knew that if they didn’t

have enough money, they could take it from the bank.

Now reread the paragraph above and answer the following

questions:

1. What were the piles for? The piles were used to pay for the family's

needs/expenses, food, rent, etc.

2. How did Katrin feel? Katrin felt secure/safe.


Worksheet No.2: Vocabulary Exercises – Lines 28-58

Circle the correct meaning of the underlined word.

1. Papa was pleased.

a. happy

b. unhappy

2. I took down the painted box.

a. a wooden box

b. a colorful box

3. The Little Bank was used for sudden emergencies.

a. things that are planned.

b. things that aren't planned.

4. Nels volunteered to work in the grocery store.

a. offered

b. didn't want

5. "I will look after the Elvington children."

a. not play with

b. babysit for

6. "I give up tobacco."

a. continue using

b. stop using

7. "We don't have to go downtown and draw money."

a. take money from the bank

b. put money in the bank

8. Mama looked at the figures.

a. numbers

b. letters

9. We have to pay for carfare.

a. food

b. a bus ticket

10. Papa went to buy medicine.

a. something that makes us sick

b. something that makes us healthy



Circle the correct meaning of the underlined word.

1. Papa was pleased.

a. happy

b. unhappy

2. I took down the painted box.

a. a wooden box

b. a colorful box

3. The Little Bank was used for sudden emergencies.

a. things that are planned.

b. things that aren't planned.

4. Nels volunteered to work in the grocery store.

a. offered

b. didn't want

5. "I will look after the Elvington children."

a. not play with

b. babysit for

6. "I give up tobacco."

a. continue using

b. stop using

7. "We don't have to go downtown and draw money."

a. take money from the bank

b. put money in the bank

8. Mama looked at the figures.

a. numbers

b. letters

9. We have to pay for carfare.

a. food

b. a bus ticket

10. Papa went to buy medicine.

a. something that makes us sick

b. something that makes us healthy


Worksheet No.3: Vocabulary Exercises - Lines 59-89

Match the words in A to the words in B to form expressions that are in the text.

Write the number of the word that completes the expression.

A B

1. fine

2. comforting

3. a slip of

4. always in the

5. to feel

6. to depend

7. to stand

8. Girl Scout

9. Bank

10. the back of the

___ background

___ insecure

___ upon

___ teller

___ straighter

___ uniform

___ knowledge

___ check

___ paper

1 cheese

Now write and translate the expressions.

Expression Translation

1. Example: fine cheese דוגמא: גבינה איכותית

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.


After reading lines 63-66, circle the correct word according to the story.

During the strike (-).

1. Papa worked in a (creamery / bank).

2. It was (bad / important) to save money.

3. Mama went to work in a (store / bakery).

4. Mama was very proud that she didn't have to (go to the bank / carry bottles).

5. Papa couldn't work in the (store / factory).

6. Mama didn't want the children to feel (happy / insecure).



Match the words in A to the words in B to form expressions that are in the text.

Write the number of the word that completes the expression.

A B

1. fine

2. comforting

3. a slip of

4. always in the

5. to feel

6. to depend

7. to stand

8. Girl Scout

9. Bank

10. the back of the

___ background

___ insecure

___ upon

___ teller

___ straighter

___ uniform

___ knowledge

___ check

___ paper

1 cheese

Now write and translate the expressions.

Expression Translation

1. Example: fine cheese جبنة ذات جودة דוגמא: גבינה איכותית

2. comforting knowledge معرفة/معلومات مواِسية/ معّزية ידע מרגיע

3. a slip of paper اقصوصة ) قطعة من الورق( פיסת נייר

4. always in the background دائماً في الخلفية תמיד ברקע

5. to feel insecure ان يشعر/ الشعور بعدم األمان להרגיש חוסר בטחון

6. to depend upon ان يعتمد على לסמוך על

7. to stand straighter ان يقف اكثراستقامة לעמוד יותר זקוף

8. Girl Scout uniform ي الكشفّي للبنات תלבושת של הצופים الِزّ

9. bank teller البنك( موّظف / موّظفة في المصرف פקיד/ה בבנק(

10. the back of the check الجهة الخلفية من الّصك النقدي הצד האחורי של הצ'ק

) الشيك(


After reading lines 63-66, circle the correct word according to the story.

During the strike (-).

1. Papa worked in a (creamery / bank).

2. It was (bad / important) to save money.

3. Mama went to work in a (store / bakery).

4. Mama was very proud that she didn't have to (go to the bank / carry bottles).

5. Papa couldn't work in the (store / factory).

6. Mama didn't want the children to feel (happy / insecure).


Worksheet No.4: Comprehension Questions

1. What is the setting of the story?

Answer: ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

2. Who are the characters in the story?

Answer: ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

3. How is everyone related? Fill in the names in the family tree. One name is

given.

Katrin


4. What happens every Saturday night?

Number the sentences in the correct order. The first one is done for you.

Mama makes piles of coins for the landlord and the grocer.

Mama says, "We do not have to go to the bank."

Mama counts the money and puts it in piles.

Papa says, "Is all?"

1 Mama sits at the kitchen table.

Mama smiles and says "Is good."

5. What was the Little Bank used for?

________________________

________________________

________________________

6. True or False?

a. Every Sunday night the family sat in the kitchen. T / F

b. Mrs. Jensen cried when the family had to leave their house. T / F

c. Nels wanted to continue studying. T / F

d. The family had an account in the bank downtown. T / F

e. Katrin became an author. T / F



1. What is the setting of the story?

Answer: The story takes place in San Francisco, USA at the beginning of the 20th

century. The story takes place in the family's home.

2. Who are the characters in the story?

Answer: The characters in the story are: Mama, Papa, Katrin, Christine, Nels,

Dagmar

3. How is everyone related? Fill in the names in the family tree.

Mama Papa

Katrin Christine Nels Dagmar


4. What happens every Saturday night?

Number the sentences in the correct order.

3 Mama makes piles of coins for the landlord and the grocer.

6 Mama says, "We do not have to go to the bank."

2 Mama counts the money and puts it in piles.

4 Papa says, "Is all?"

1 Mama sits at the kitchen table.

5 Mama smiles and says, "Is good."

5. What was the Little Bank used for?

Christine's costume

Dagmar's operation

Katrin's Girl Scout uniform

6. True or False?

a. Every Sunday night the family sat in the kitchen. T / F

b. Mrs. Jensen cried when the family had to leave their house. T / F

c. Nels wanted to continue studying. T / F

d. The family had an account in the bank downtown. T / F

e. Katrin became an author. T / F


Worksheet No. 5: Explaining Cause and Effect

1. Katrin says, "I held onto Christine tightly."

CAUSE

What makes her feel this way?

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

EFFECT

How did she feel?

________________________

________________________

2. Every Saturday night the family sat at the table and watched how Mama

counted out the money for the week's expenses. After she put the coins into

the piles she would say, "Is good."

a. What effect did that have on the children? How did the children feel?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

b. What effect did that have on Mama? How did she feel?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________


3. Why did Mama say, "We don't have to go down to the bank."?

Choose the correct answer:

a. Mama wanted her children to worry.

b. Mama didn't have time to go down to the bank.

c. Mama wanted her children to feel secure.

Now complete the diagram with your answer.

CAUSE

Mama said, "We don't have to go down to the bank."

EFFECT

__________________________________________________________

4. "And when I didn't–couldn't-answer…"

Why couldn't Katrin answer?

Circle the correct answer and then complete the sentence.

Katrin was (scared / happy / surprised) because ______________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________


5. Fill in the chart.

The strike began.

Papa didn't go to work.

Papa didn't _____________________.

Mama went to _____________ because she wanted to ________________.

Katrin's family was able to get through the difficult time.


Worksheet No. 5: Answers

1. Katrin says, "I held onto Christine tightly."

CAUSE

What makes her feel this way?

Katrin felt this way because she

was worried her family might

lose their house like the

Jensens did.

EFFECT

How did she feel?

She was worried / scared.

2. Every Saturday night the family sat at the table and watched how Mama

counted out the money for the week's expenses. After she put the coins into

the piles she would say, "Is good."

a. What effect did that have on the children? How did the children feel?

The children felt proud and secure. It made them feel good about their

situation.

b. What effect did that have on Mama? How did she feel?

Mama felt good that they had enough money for the week. She was glad

they didn't have to go to the bank.


3. Why did Mama say, "We don't have to go down to the bank."?

Choose the correct answer.

a. Mama wanted her children to worry.

b. Mama didn't have time to go down to the bank.

c. Mama wanted her children to feel secure.

Now complete the diagram with your answer.

CAUSE

Mama said, "We don't have to go down to the bank."

EFFECT

Mama wanted her children to feel secure.

4. "And when I didn't–couldn't-answer…"

a. Why couldn't Katrin answer? Circle the correct answer:

a. She was scared

b. She was surprised.

c. She was happy.

b. Circle the correct answer and then complete the sentence.

Katrin was (scared / surprised / happy) because she thought her mother

had a bank account.


5. Fill in the chart.

The strike began.

Papa didn't go to work.

Papa didn't get paid.

Mama went to work because she wanted to help out.

Katrin's family was able to get through the difficult time.


Worksheet No. 6: Comparing and Contrasting

Complete the chart using the sentences below.

What was different when Katrin gave the check to Mama at the end of the story?

What stayed the same and what changed?

They were younger.

They are older.

Mama counted the money.

Papa was taller.

Katrin believed her family had a bank account.

Papa is shorter.

Mama has some gray hair.

Katrin gives money to Mama.

Twenty Years Ago Now

Example: Mama had blond hair

Katrin believes her family has a bank account.



Complete the chart using the sentences below.

What was different when Katrin gave the check to Mama at the end of the story?

What stayed the same and what changed?

They were younger.

They are older.

Mama counted the money.

Papa was taller.

Katrin believed her family had a bank account.

Papa is shorter.

Mama has some gray hair.

Katrin gives money to Mama.

Twenty Years Ago Now

Example: Mama had blond hair Mama has some gray hair.

They were younger. They are older.

Katrin believed her family had a

bank account. Katrin believes her family has a bank account.

Mama counted the money. Katrin gives money to Mama.

Papa was taller. Papa is shorter.


Worksheet No. 7: Bridging Text and Context

Look at the following photos. Then do the following things:

1. Choose at least two of the photos.

2. Describe the photo in one or two sentences.

3. How does the photo connect to the story?

4.



Enrichment

Read the following information to understand the connection between the author and

the story.

Kathryn Anderson Forbes was born in 1908 in San

Francisco, USA. Her grandmother came from Norway in

the late 1800's.

Mama's Bank Account, her most famous book, was written

in 1943. Later, a movie and a successful TV show were

made. In the story, "Mama and Her Bank Account",

Kathryn Anderson Forbes writes about her childhood and

some of the difficult times her family had.

Look at the following photos. Then do the following things:

1. Choose at least two of the photos.

2. Describe the photo in one or two sentences.

3. How does the photo connect to the story?

"…Mama would sit down by the scrubbed kitchen table and count out the money..."


"Mama would solemnly take a nickel or a dime and set it aside." / "…carefully wrote down a

sum and added…"

"I took down the colorfully painted box that Aunt Sigrid had sent us from Norway."


"During the strike when Papa didn't work…"


Worksheet No. 8 – Post-Reading Activity

Choose ONE of the following tasks.

1. Draw a comic strip showing the conversation that takes place in the kitchen

between the mother, father and the children at the family's Saturday night

meeting. You can use this site to help you.

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ or http://www.toondoo.com/

Prepare a strip of at least four boxes using the think balloons and talk balloons.

2a. What do you do to help your family? Write five sentences. You may use the

examples below:

I take…

I help with…

I help my…

I play…

I try to…

I give…

I go…

I visit…

I work…

b. Who in the story does something similar to what you do? _____________

Write a note from this character in the story explaining what he/she did to help.

3. Make a collage (a collection of words and pictures) of two different scenes in

the story. Write 2-3 sentences in your own words that describe the scenes.

Dear _________,

I want to tell you what I did to help at home.

First, _________________________________________________

Then I ________________________________________________

My (mother/father) was happy because ________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

I will write again soon.

Love ____________

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

http://www.toondoo.com/

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