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Taare Zameen Par

Like Stars On Earth
Read the following statements and determine if they are true (T) or false (F). Support your answer.

1. Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi has dyslexia. ( )

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2. Ram Shankar Nikumbh is an English teacher. ( )

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3. Ishaan's mother always wanted to send him to a boarding school. ( )

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4. Eventually, Nikumbh becomes Ishaan's tutor. ( )

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5. Nandkishore Awasthi organizes an art fair for the staff and the students. ( )
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6. Nikumbh is hired as a permanent art teacher in the school. ( )

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Find out the words related to the movie in the word search. Once you have them, write a sentence about why it
is important in the classroom.

Child Special
Learning
Art
Caring teacher
Love
Education
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Match each character to their description.

a. Successful executive, strict with a strong

and dominating personality.
b. Naive, dislikes school and fails every test or exam.
c. Patient, intelligent and a good friend.
d. Charismatic, sensible and passionate.

Organize the following lessons learnt from the movie. Choose the ending that better fits with the beginning of
the sentence and match them with a line.

a. Do not be weary of doing good… … that stick closer than family.

b. It’s not how fast… … shall one day celebrate you.
c. e need to see the abilities of people… … because one day you shall reap the reward
d. There are friends… … but how well.
e. Those who despise and afflict you… … in the midst of their disabilities.

What do you think Ishaan wanted to express with his painting?

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 Organize the images according to the sequence of the story. Then, write down a short description for each one
of the scenes.
Designed by: Laura Amaya, María Camila Garay, and Paula Segura.