Amma, Tell Me About Diwali! Worksheets

by Bhakti Mathur

After a happy Diwali of new clothes, gifts, diyas and sparklers, Klaka climbs into bed and asks, "Amma, tell me about Diwali!" Amma explains that the festival takes its name from diyas, and tells him the story of Prince Rama, who leaves Ayodhya for fourteen years to keep his father's promise, and of the city that lights diyas to welcome him home. Then she shares one more story, about the goddess Lakshmi and a poor seamstress with only one small light. A rhyming Diwali story about the festival of lights, good over evil, and hard work.

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Amma, Tell Me About Diwali! vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include festival, diya, prosperity, curious, banished, consoled, uphold, victorious, greedy, glare, seamstress, dedication.

Sample questions

How does Klaka feel when it is time for bed?
Amma says Diwali gets its name from what?
Why does Rama agree to go to the forest for fourteen years?

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