For most people, the name Mother Teresa symbolizes unconditional love and support. She was a symbol of hope to many dying and sick people around the world. Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Macedonia. She was the youngest of three children. She went on to become a nun in the Catholic Church. One of her first assignments was work at a mission in India. The mission ran the schools. This is where Agnes took on the name Sister Teresa. A year later, Sister Teresa arrived in Calcutta to teach at St. Mary's High School. She would eventually move to the slums of Calcutta to live and set up a school. She gave every cent she ever earned to the hungry and poor. She opened an orphanage to house children who had no parents and were dying. She won many prizes for her great work, and each time she would use the money from the prizes to house or feed people. In 1979, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Through the years, her name changed to Mother Teresa. She was indeed a mother to many. But life was not easy for her. She would struggle with heart problems and other illnesses, but her efforts to help those in need continued until the day she died. Mother Teresa's examples and words of wisdom continue to inspire millions.

Review Part A

Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the questions below.

1. What Mother Teresa's original name?

a. Sister Teresa

b. Agnes Teresa Bojaxhiu

c. Mother of Calcutta

d. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

2. What can be inferred about Mother Teresa since she was the winner of the Nobel Peace Price?

a. She was a U. S. citizen.

b. She worked for peace in the world.

c. She received the highest honor awarded to Catholic nuns.

d. She would go on to win the Medal of Freedom.

3. After reading the passage, which of the following words could be used to describe Mother Teresa?

a. studious

b. notorious

c. rugged

d. empathetic

MADAME CURIE

Madame Curie was a great scientist who made many great discoveries. Her story is one of inspiration and determination. She was born Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. Poland was in turmoil and her family struggled to make ends meet. Maria's parents were teachers, and they taught their children the importance of school. Maria went on to graduate with honors from high school at 16. She lost her mother and her oldest sister to disease, and Maria struggled with a nervous illness. She went to the countryside to live with cousins.

Maria returned to Warsaw where she and her sister attended a "floating university." The classes were held at night, and they had to avoid being caught by the police. They eventually left for Paris where she received a degree in physics and math. It took many years as she had to put her sister through school and then she put herself through school .

Marie eventually married Pierre Curie. Madame Curie, along with her husband, discovered two radioactive elements. This work laid the foundation for future discoveries in nuclear physics and chemistry. She and her husband received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Madame Curie would go on to receive another Nobel Prize for Chemistry eight years later. Madame Curie's work was credited with making great strides in science.

Review Part B

Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the questions below.

1. Based on the reading passage, what interests did Marie have?

a. how to win the Nobel prize

b. how to run an experiment

c. math and chemistry

d. physics, chemistry, and math

2. Marie worked so that she could ...

a. be trained in how to run experiments.

b. go to school.

c. graduate from school.

d. put her sister through school and then herself.

3. What is the meaning of the word credited as used in the last paragraph?

a. added to

b. known for

c. increasing debt

d. disregarded

4. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

a. Curie's discoveries and contributions to science

b. Curie's family background

c. Curie's love of science

d. Curie's choice of partner and husband