D. S. Senanayake

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/d-s-senanayake

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was D. S. Senanayake born?October 11, 1883
2. When did D. S. Senanayake die?March 22, 1952 (age 68)
3. Where was D. S. Senanayake born?Weligamadha, then British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
4. What is the career?Politician, statesman, agricultural reformer, and landowner
5. Who was D. S. Senanayake?D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and a key leader who helped the country become independent.
6. How did he help Sri Lanka become independent?He led the independence movement, worked with British authorities, and helped achieve dominion status for Ceylon in 1948.

Dominion Status: A self-governing country within the British Commonwealth, with its own parliament but with the British monarch as head of state.
Nationalist Movement: An organized effort by people of a nation to gain political independence or greater autonomy.
Self-Sufficiency: The ability of a country to produce all the food and goods it needs without relying on other countries.