American grandmother

What do the following numbers refer to?

5
14
9
20
10000
2500

True or false?

a. This old lady was born in Senegal
b. She had a daughter who died very young
c. One of the girls in the village went to ask her for help with her studies
d. The old lady accepted to help her immediately
e. The girl was a terrible student
f. The girl was not very intelligent
g. The problem is girls don’t attend classes regularly
h. Some girls learn manual skills


KEY

5 grandchildren
14 when her daughter died (14 years ago)
9 years old (little girl)
20 girls in class at the beginning
10,000 girls (10,000 girls is the name of the programme)
2,500 number of students in her programme



a. F (in the USA)
b. T
c. T
d. F (first she said no)
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. T