Activity 1: Vocabulary - Answers

Read the text carefully, then pick the correct meaning of each word from options A, B, or C. Example: 1. C ✅

Answers

1. Convicted (L.2)
A. Freed from prison | B. Invited to speak in court | C. Officially declared guilty by a court ✅

2. Strike (L.3)
A. Workers stopping work to protest ✅ | B. A political meeting | C. A court decision

3. Struggle (L.4)
A. celebration | B. serious effort or fight to achieve something ✅ | C. political election

4. Background (L.7)
A. A person's family, culture or past experience ✅ | B. A government law | C. A type of job

5. Policy (L.9)
A. A personal opinion | B. An official plan or system of action ✅ | C. A type of punishment

6. Supremacy (L.10)
A. condition of being very poor | B. system of government | C. belief that one group is superior to others ✅

7. Menial (L.11)
A. Important and respected work | B. Simple and low-status work ✅ | C. Dangerous work

8. Townships (L.17)
A. wealthy neighborhoods | B. poor area for black people ✅ | C. type of government building

9. Breakdown (L.19)
A. A complete failure ✅ | B. A political agreement | C. A financial investment

10. Disabilities (L.25)
A. special advantages given to people | B. limitations or disadvantages ✅ | C. type of profession

Summary of Answers:
1. C | 2. A | 3. B | 4. A | 5. B | 6. C | 7. B | 8. B | 9. A | 10. B

Activity 2: True or False - Answers

Read the text carefully and say whether the statements below are True (T) or False (F). Quote the lines to justify your answer. Example: 1- F (L1) ✅

Answers

1. Nelson Mandela practiced as a doctor in Johannesburg.
F (L1) ✅

2. Mandela was convicted for leaving the country without a permit and for inciting a strike.
T (L2-3)

3. He claims that foreign influence or communism drove the struggle in South Africa.
F (L4-5)

4. Mandela emphasizes that his actions were motivated by his African background and personal experience.
T (L7-8)

5. White supremacy treats Africans as equal citizens in South Africa.
F (L10-11)

6. Africans were often forced to perform menial tasks, whether they were employed or not.
T (L11-12)

7. Poverty and the breakdown of family life had no effect on children in the townships.
F (L17-19)

8. Mandela argues that Africans want to perform work that matches their abilities.
T (L20-22)

9. He believes equal political rights are unnecessary for ending discrimination.
F (L24-26)

10. The majority of voters in South Africa were white at the time of his speech.
T (L27-28)

Summary of Answers:
1. F (L1) | 2. T (L2-3) | 3. F (L4-5) | 4. T (L7-8) | 5. F (L10-11)
6. T (L11-12) | 7. F (L17-19) | 8. T (L20-22) | 9. F (L24-26) | 10. T (L27-28)

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