THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF NELSON MANDELA WORKSHEET ANSWER KEY LEVEL 2
1a 1 11th February 1990 2 free 3 lawyer 4 leader 5 prison
6 toilet 7 better 8 1989 9 president 10 apartheid
1b 1 Africa 2 separate 3 were not 4 were 5 could not 6 wanted
2a and 2b
Model answers:
1 Oliver Tambo.
He was Nelson’s friend. They met at university. He was a lawyer and started a youth group of the
ANC with Nelson.
2 Evelyn.
She was Nelson’s first wife. She was not happy with Nelson because he was always away. Their
marriage ended.
3 Winnie.
She was Nelson’s second wife, and she was a lot younger than him. She supported his work, but their
marriage ended too.
4 F. W. de Klerk.
He was president of South Africa. He worked with Nelson and they won the Nobel Peace Prize
together.
2c Reader’s own answer.
3a 1 Nelson’s father’s friends; he was very intelligent
2 The university; they wanted to keep the vote as it was (not fair).
3 The government; they did not want him to start any more protests.
4 People around the world; they read the news about Sharpeville, and they were angry.
5 The police; they found Nelson’s papers.
6 P. W. Botha; he wanted to stop the protests and the fighting.
3b Model answers:
Who is in Where are they and
Why is this picture important?
the picture? what are they doing?
They were in a peaceful
People protest in South Africa, Because Nelson understood that
protesting but the police came and peaceful protests did not work.
eighteen people died.
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He is trying to be Because he used the discipline he
Nelson
strong in prison on learnt in sport at the Clarkebury
Mandela
Robben Island. Institute and Healdtown College.
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Who is in Where are they and
Why is this picture important?
the picture? what are they doing?
They are at the protests Because the photo went around
A boy and
in Soweto and the the world and people wanted
his father
police shot the boy. to end apartheid.
Nelson and Because Nelson is finally free
They are leaving
Winnie after twenty-seven years,
prison together.
Mandela and apartheid is ending.
Nelson
They are getting
Mandela Because they ended apartheid
the Nobel Peace Prize
and F. W. in South Africa.
together.
de Klerk
Nelson The Springboks won the Because Nelson thought, “Maybe sport
and a Rugby World Cup in will bring us together,” and some white
Springboks South Africa and Nelson South African people started to think
player gave them their prize. “Maybe Nelson is a good president.”
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4b 1 leaders 2 equal 3 Afrikaans 4 fair 5 apartheid 6 Free
5a Reader’s own answers.
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5b Reader’s own answers.
6 Reader’s own answer.
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