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Which adjectives most accurately describe the soldier’s experience of combat in Bayonet Charge?

1. Dramatic and exciting

2. Surprising, strange and stimulating
3. Unexpected, unpleasant and upsetting
4. Chaotic and terrifying

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the portrayal of trench warfare in Exposure?

1. Unrelentingly monotonous and psychologically tortuous

2. Frustratingly dull and uneventful
3. Exciting and unpredictable
4. Unexciting and gloomy

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the portrayal Ozymandias in Ozymandias?

1. An impressively powerful and domineering ruler

2. A formerly mighty leader whose power has now completely faded
3. A cruel and arrogant tyrant
4. A strangely pathetic figure who has largely been forgotten

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the portrayal London in London?

1. A glamourous and sophisticated city

2. A city full of promise and opportunity
3. A claustrophobic and volatile city
4. A city that is sharply divided between the rich and poor

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the actions of the pilot in Kamikaze?
1. Brave and unselfish
2. Selfish and cowardly
3. Understandable and sensible
4. Disappointing and shameful

Quotation:

Which adjectives most accurately describe the soldier’s experience in Remains?

1. Traumatic and confusing

2. Frightening and intense
3. Strange and unexpected
4. Dull and tedious

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the emotions of the speaker in Poppies?

1. Relieved: pleased that her son has finally left home

2. Miserable: clearly upset that she will no longer see her son
3. Wretched: inconsolable at the prospect of her son facing the inevitable dangers of war
4. Conflicted: sad to see her son leave, but understanding of his need to become more independent

Quotation:

Which adjectives most accurately describe the presentation of the natural world in the extract from The Prelude?

1. Picturesque, quaint and pleasing

2. Sublime and terrifying
3. Ugly, bleak and threatening
4. Strange and beautiful

Quotation:

Which adjective most accurately describes the presentation of the weather in Storm on the Island?

1. Powerful
2. Violent
3. Impressive
4. Unusual

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the actions of the cavalrymen in Charge of the Light Brigade?

1. Impressively brave and heroic

2. Irrational and wasteful
3. Superficially impressive, but ultimately foolish
4. Compliant and dutiful

Quotation:

Which noun most accurately represents the imagery in Tissue?

1. Light
2. War
3. Architecture
4. Religion

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the tone of the speaker in Checking Out Me History?

1. Amusingly sarcastic and witty

2. Playfully light-hearted and irreverent
3. Angrily sarcastic and forceful
4. Bitterly resentful and despairing

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the speaker in My Last Duchess?

1. A man who was betrayed and then rejected by his former wife
2. A rich, aristocratic and doting husband
3. A loyal and patient partner
4. A domineering and arrogant tyrant

Quotation:

Which adjective most accurately describes the attitude of the speaker in War Photographer?

1. Disillusioned
2. Angry
3. Resentful
4. Shocked

Quotation:

Which statement most accurately describes the emotions of the speaker in The Emigrée?

1. Sad and disheartened

2. Relieved to have emigrated
3. Angry at the injustices still being committed abroad
4. Hopeful about the future

Quotation:

Starter for Five Questions on Macbeth

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1. ‘Glamis thou art, and Cawdor’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘Imperfect speakers’ >> Who are they?
3. Malcolm >> Who is he?
4. ‘Of all men else I have avoided thee’ >> Who said it?
5. ‘He's here in double trust’ >> Who is?

1. ‘I am his kinsman and his subject’ >> Who is it?

2. ‘Too full o’ the milk of human kindness’ >> Who is?
3. Donalbain >> Who is he?
4. Banquo’s son >> What is his name?
5. ‘Come, thick night’ >> Who is the speaker?

1. ‘Dead butcher’ >> Which character?

2. The dagger scene >> A1S7 or A2S1?
3. ‘Infirm of purpose!’ >> Who is?
4. ‘Well he deserves that name’ >> What name?
5. Regicide >> What is it?

1. ‘Look like the innocent flower’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘Is this a dagger which I see before me’ >> Who said it?
3. ‘Out, damned spot! out, I say!’ >> Who said it?
4. Macduff >> Who is he?
5. Banquo’s ghost >> when does it appear?

1. ‘The table’s full’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘This is the air-drawn dagger’ >> Who said it?
3. Indecisive >> Which character?
4. Ruthless >> Which character?
5. ‘Such I account thy love’ >> Who said it?

1. ‘Bleed, bleed, poor country’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘I am afraid to think what I have done’ >> Who said it?
3. Manipulative >> Which character?
4. ‘O horror, horror, horror’ >> Which character?
5. ‘Golden round’ >> What is it?
Starter for Five Questions on An Inspector Calls
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1. ‘You’re squiffy!’ >> What does it mean?

2. ‘Just let me finish, Eric’ >> Who said it?
3. Jealous >> Which character?
4. ‘I’m still on the Bench’ >> Who said it?
5. 1912 or 1914 >> when is the play set?

1. ‘Half-drunk and google-eyed’ >> Which character?

2. Empathetic >> Which character?
3. Remorseful >> Which character?
4. ‘Young and fresh and charming’ >> Which character?
5. ‘And I drink to you’ >> Who said it?

1. ‘Good lad!’ >> Who is?

2. Arrogant >> Which character?
3. ‘It’s a hoax of some kind’ >> Who said it?
4. Charming >> Which character?
5. ‘We can settle that at once’ >> Who said it?

1. ‘Yes. Sit down, Inspector’ >> Who said it?

2. Defensive >> Which character?
3. ‘She was one of my employees’ >> Who was?
4. ‘I’ve got a headache’ >> Who said it?
5. ‘Because I was in a furious temper’ >> Who said it?

1. ‘Mother had been against it’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘It’s too late’ >> Who said it?
3. ‘I didn’t’ >> Who said it?
4. Millward’s or Milward’s >> Which is correct
5. ‘We’ve been had, that’s all’ >> Who said it?

1. ‘This was the end’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘You admit being prejudiced against her case’ >> What case?
3. ‘You’re behaving like a hysterical child’ >> Who is?
4. ‘Steady the buffs!’ >> What does it mean?
5. Prosperous >> What does it mean?

AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Review Tasks

Identify each poem

‘And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command’

‘Into the Valley of Death’

‘He lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm’

‘And he’s there on the ground, sort of inside out’

‘Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear’

‘Dem tell me’

‘The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow’

‘A hundred agonies in black-and-white’

Retrieve a quotation for each of the images

Retrieve a quotation for each of the poetic devices

Alliteration

Sibilance

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Colloquial (i.e. informal, conversational) language

Rhyme

Enjambment

Create a list of poems that are similar to the two named poems below

Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred Tennyson

Remains, by Simon Armitage

Review of Act One

1. In which year is the play set?

2. How should the stage be lit prior to the arrival of the Inspector?

3. How is Gerald described in the stage directions?

4. Which character says, ‘Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things’?

5. How should the lighting change when the Inspector enters?

6. Which character says, ‘Look – there’s nothing mysterious – or scandalous – about this business’?

7. Which character says, ‘They’d all be broke – if I know them’?

8. How old was Eva Smith before she died?

9. What is the name of the shop that Eva found work in after she was fired by Birling?

Review of Act Two

1. Which character says, ‘He means I’m getting hysterical now’?

2. Which character is ‘still a magistrate’?

3. Which character has Mr Birling been persuading to go to bed?

4. How does Gerald describe the appearance of the ‘women of the town’?

5. By contrast, how does he describe the appearance of Daisy?

6. What is the name of the alderman who had ‘wedged’ Daisy ‘into a corner’?

7. Which character says, ‘Were you in love with her?’

8. Sheila says to Gerald, ‘You must have adored it, Gerald’ – what is she referring to?

9. What is the name of Mrs Birling’s charity organisation?

Review of Act Three

1. Which character says, ‘Besides, you’re not that type – you don’t get drunk’?

2. What does Eric drink before engaging with the Inspector’s questions?

3. How much money did Eric give Eva?

4. Which character speaks with ‘calm authority’?

5. How much money does Birling say he would give to Eva if he had the chance?

6. How many ‘Eva Smiths and John Smiths’ does the Inspector say there are?

7. Which character says, ‘there’ll be a public scandal’?

8. Which character says, ‘Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank’?

9. Which character recalls the Inspector’s reference to ‘Fire and blood and anguish’?

Act 1, Scene 2
1. What is the name of the king?
2. What is the name of the king’s son?
3. Which character is described at the beginning of the scene as a ‘bloody man’?
4. Who did the rebellious Thane of Cawdor fight alongside?
5. Complete the line: ‘For brave Macbeth _______________’
6. Which country does the leader of the second rebel army come from?
7. How does Duncan decide to reward Macbeth?
8. Complete the line: ‘What he hath lost _______________’

Act 1, Scene 3
1. Complete the line: ‘So foul and fair a day _______________’
2. Pick out two quotes that indicate the witches are ugly.
3. What titles does Macbeth hold at the start of the scene?
4. Why does Macbeth find it hard to believe that he will be made Thane of Cawdor?
5. Complete the line: ‘All hail Macbeth, that shalt _______________’
6. Complete the line: ‘Thou shalt get kings _______________’
7. Which character informs Macbeth that he will be made Thane of Cawdor?
8. Banquo says of Macbeth, ‘Look how our partner’s rapt’ – what does he mean?

Act 1, Scene 5
1. Where is Macbeth’s castle located?
2. What is Lady Macbeth reading as the scene opens?
3. Complete the line: ‘yet do I fear thy nature, / It is too _______________’
4. What is Lady Macbeth’s primary worry about her husband?
5. Which important character is due to arrive at Macbeth’s castle?
6. Complete the line: ‘The raven himself is hoarse / That _______________’
7. Complete the line: ‘look like th’innocent flower _______________’
8. How does Lady Macbeth reassure Macbeth at the end of the scene?

Act 1, Scene 7
1. What is a soliloquy?
2. Complete the line: ‘If it were done when ‘tis done _______________’
3. What does Macbeth mean when he says that Duncan’s ‘here in double trust’?
4. Complete the line: ‘From this time / Such _______________’
5. What shocking promise does Lady Macbeth say that, given the chance, she would have kept?
6. When Macbeth says, ‘If we should fail?’, how does Lady Macbeth respond?
7. What does Macbeth say that he will do in order to remain undetected by Duncan’s chamberlains?
8. Where is Macbeth planning to go when the scene ends?

Act 2, Scene 1
1. Is the scene set during the day or late at night?
2. What is the name of Banquo’s son?
3. What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo?
4. Complete the line: ‘Is this a dagger _______________’
5. Complete the line: ‘I see thee yet, _______________’
6. What does Macbeth mean when he alludes to the ‘bloody business’ that he has to do?
7. What does Macbeth think is dripping from the dagger?
8. At the end of the soliloquy, where is Macbeth planning to go?

Act 2, Scene 2
1. Complete the line: ‘That which hath made them drunk, _______________’
2. To whom is Lady Macbeth referring?
3. How many daggers does Macbeth enter the scene with?
4. What is Macbeth looking at when he says ‘This is a sorry sight’?
5. Complete the line: ‘A foolish thought, _______________’
6. What does Lady Macbeth tell Macbeth to do with the daggers?
7. Complete the line: ‘My hands are of your colour, _______________’
8. How do we know that Macbeth regrets murdering Duncan?

Act 2, Scene 3
1. What is Macduff’s title?
2. Why has he arrived at Macbeth’s castle?
3. How does Lennox describe the previous night’s weather conditions?
4. Complete the line: ‘O horror, _______________’
5. Complete the line: ‘Had I but died an _______________’
6. What are the names of Duncan’s two sons?
7. Who does Macbeth confess to killing?
8. Why does Lady Macbeth have to be helped off stage?

Act 3, Scene 4
1. Where is the scene set?
2. Why have the Scottish lords been gathered together?
3. What news does the First Murderer give Macbeth?
4. What has happened to Fleance?
5. Complete the line: ‘There the grown serpent lies; _______________’
6. Why does Macbeth think that the table is full?
7. Complete the line: ‘never shake / Thy _______________’
8. At the end of the scene, who does Macbeth say he will visit?

Act 4, Scene 1
1. What are the weather conditions like at the beginning of the scene?
2. Complete the line: ‘How now, you secret, black, and _______________’
3. What does the first apparition warn Macbeth about?
4. What does the Second Apparition inform Macbeth about?
5. How about the Third Apparition?
6. What disturbing final vision do the Witches show Macbeth?
7. Complete the line: ‘Thou art too like the spirit of _______________’
8. What does Macbeth pledge to do at the end of the scene?

Act 4, Scene 3
1. In which country is the scene set?
2. Which Scottish lord tells Macduff that his family has been killed?
3. Complete the line: ‘Your castle is surpris’d; _______________’
4. Complete the line: ‘Wife, children, servants, all _______________’
5. Complete the line: ‘Did you say all? _______________’
6. What does Malcolm mean when he says ‘let grief / Convert to anger’?
7. What does Malcolm mean when he says ‘Macbeth / Is ripe for shaking’?
8. What do Malcolm and Macbeth pledge to do at the end of the scene?

Act 5, Scene 8
1. Where is the scene set?
2. Complete the line: ‘Turn, hell-hound, _______________’
3. Complete the line: ‘Of all men else I have _______________’
4. Why does Macbeth believe he leads a charmed life?
5. Why does Macduff not fear Macbeth?
6. Complete the line: ‘Then yield _______________’
7. Complete the line: ‘I will not yield / To _______________’
8. What does Macbeth do at the end of the scene?

Act 5, Scene 9
1. What is Macduff holding as he enters the scene?
2. To whom is the ‘Th’usurper’ a reference?
3. Complete the line: ‘Hail, King _______________’
4. Who is crowned as king in the scene?
5. What metaphor does Malcolm use to describe Macbeth?
6. How does he describe Lady Macbeth?
7. Complete the line: ‘So, thanks to all at once _______________’
8. What is the significance of Scone as a place?

The Presentation of Macbeth

Which adjective best describes Macbeth in A1S2?

Fearful Confident Merciful Violent Brave

Which adjective best describes Macbeth’s initial reaction to the news that he will be made Thane of Cawdor?

Excited Insecure Confused Grateful Disappointed

Lady Macbeth says of her husband that he is, ‘too full o’th’milk of human kindness’ – what does she mean?

Macbeth is a too cowardly to kill Duncan Macbeth is too compassionate to kill Duncan

What does Macbeth’s hallucination in A2S1 reveal?

He is going mad He feels under pressure He is looking forward to killing

 Duncan

Which adjective best describes Macbeth at the beginning of A2S2?

Arrogant Proud Insecure Relieved Remorseful

Which adjective best describes Macbeth at the end of A3S4?

Loyal Ruthless Powerful Confident

Macbeth sees a ‘show of eight kings’ in A4S1 and says, ‘Horrible sight!’ – what does he mean?

He means that the apparitions are grotesque He means the thought of losing his power is disturbing

Why does Macbeth arrange of have Macduff’s wife and children murdered?

He wants to get revenge He wants to set a trap for Macduff He wants to demonstrate his power

Which adjective best describes Macbeth’s reaction to the news that his wife has died?

Annoyed Regretful Relieved Fatalistic Distraught

At the end of the play, Malcolm describes Macbeth as a ‘dead butcher’ – what does he mean?

Macbeth is brutal Macbeth is skilful Macbeth is clumsy Macbeth is a hero

Which statement most accurately describes the character of Gabriel Utterson in chapter one?
5. Dull, miserable and unpopular
6. Rational and cautious
7. Loyal, caring and thoughtful
8. Pedantic and intrusive

Which statement most accurately describes the character of Edward Hyde in chapter one?
1. Violent, powerful and remorseless
2. Unfortunate and misunderstood
3. Violent, powerful and regretful
4. Apologetic and ashamed

Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between Hastie Lanyon and Henry Jekyll in chapter two?
1. Close friends who enjoy working together
2. Former friends who have drifted apart
3. Acquaintances who are unable to agree
4. Professionals who intensely disagree

Which statement most accurately describes Edward Hyde’s behaviour when he meets Utterson for the first time in chapter
two?
1. Needlessly aggressive
2. Justifiably reluctant to engage in conversation
3. Friendly and polite
4. Suspiciously defensive

Which statement most accurately describes the character of Henry Jekyll in chapter three?
1. Charming, hospitable and confident
2. Defensive and uncooperative
3. Evasive and secretive
4. Lively, engaging and friendly

Which statement most accurately describes presentation of the attack on Sir Danvers Carew at the start of chapter four?
1. Brutal, shocking and unprovoked
2. Deserved and necessary
3. Justifiably violent
4. Misguidedly unrestrained

Which statement most accurately describes the character of Henry Jekyll in chapter five?
1. Physically and mentally distressed
2. Sociable, but evasive
3. Polite, but formal
4. Melodramatic and impatient

Which statement most accurately describes the character of Hastie Lanyon in chapter six?
1. Unfriendly and defensive
2. Unwell, but on the verge of recovery
3. Extremely ill and disturbed
How is the character of Henry Jekyll presented in chapter seven?
1. Abrupt and rude
2. Unsociable and distant
3. Unhappy, irritable and antisocial
4. Disturbingly aloof and clearly troubled

Which adjectives most accurately describe the mood of the first half of chapter eight?
1. Menacing and foreboding
2. Shocking and dramatic
3. Predictable and reassuring
4. Comical and melodramatic

Which adjectives most accurately describe the mood of the second half of chapter eight?
1. Light-hearted and joyous
2. Strange and disturbing
3. Calm and comfortable
4. Intriguing and exciting

What does Jekyll’s letter in chapter nine reveal about his state of mind?
1. He is desperate for help and deeply troubled
2. He is keen rebuild his friendship with Lanyon
3. He needs help, but is irritated at having to ask for it
4. He is concerned that his secrets will be revealed
How does Lanyon react to witnessing Hyde’s transformation back into Jekyll?
1. He is captivated by what he sees
2. He is surprised, but ultimately impressed
3. He is horrified and distraught
4. He is pleased that Jekyll’s secret is finally revealed

How does Jekyll attempt to justify his actions in the first part of chapter ten?
1. He was intrigued by the duality of humankind
2. He was motivated by a desire to behave with impunity
3. He was an ambitious scientist eager to gain recognition
4. He wanted to prove Lanyon wrong

How do Jekyll’s feelings about transforming into Hyde change as chapter ten progresses?
1. He becomes increasingly ashamed of his lies
2. He continues to enjoy the freedom of his anonymity
3. He becomes increasingly conflicted and desperate
4. His guilty conscience makes him feel upset

Which adjective most accurately describes the character of Gabriel Utterson?

Intrusive Pedantic Dull Loyal Rational

Lanyon says, ‘it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me’ – what does he mean?

Henry Jekyll’s behaviour is morally dubious Henry Jekyll’s behaviour is amusing and light-hearted

Utterson heaves ‘an irrepressible sigh’ at the end of chapter three – what does this reveal?

He is deeply concerned He is particularly tired He is frustrated

Which adjective best describes Macbeth at the beginning of A2S2?

Arrogant Proud Insecure Relieved Remorseful

Which adjective most accurately describes the character of Sir Danvers Carew?

Mysterious Friendly Aggressive Vulnerable

What does Jekyll’s feverish manner in chapter give reveal?

He feels very ill He is deeply distressed

Why do Richard Enfield and Utterson leave Jekyll with ‘an answering horror in their eyes’ in chapter seven?

They are shocked by Jekyll’s They are irritated by Jekyll’s

They are worried that Jekyll is ill
appearance behaviour

Which adjective best describes Jekyll’s behaviour (as reported by Poole) in chapter eight?

Erratic Violent Calm Frightening Reassuring

Which adjective most accurately describes the reaction of Lanyon when he witnesses the transformation?

Impressed Terrified Amused Satisfied

‘I stood already committed to…’ – How does the quotation from chapter ten finish?

‘a profound duplicity of life’ ‘an honourable and distinguished future’

‘The murderer was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane’ – who is the victim?

1 The young girl – chapter one

2 The young girl – chapter three

3 Sir Danvers Carew – chapter three

4 Sir Danvers Carew – chapter four

5 The matchstick woman – chapter ten

“I have a document here in his handwriting; it is between ourselves” – who is Utterson speaking to?

1 Poole – chapter three

2 Guest – chapter three

3 Poole – chapter four

4 Guest – chapter five

5 Hyde’s housekeeper – chapter four

“I should like to very much; but no, no, no, it is quite impossible; I dare not” – what does Jekyll dare not do?

1 Admit the truth about the will to Utterson

2 Discuss Hyde’s action

 3 Take a walk outside with Utterson

4 Take a walk outside with Utterson and Enfield

5 Allow Poole to enter his cabinet

‘I am now finishing this statement under the influence of the last of the old powders’ – what is the statement about?

1 Lanyon’s observations of Hyde transforming into Jekyll

2 Lanyon’s observations of Jekyll transforming into Hyde

3 Utterson’s views about Jekyll’s strange behaviour

4 Jekyll’s version of events

5 Poole’s memoirs about his work in Jekyll’s household

Starter for Five Questions on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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1. ‘Did you ever remark that door?’ >> Who said it?
2. ‘There something wrong with his appearance’ >> Who said it?
3. 1886 or 1896 >> When was the novel published?
4. ‘A person of small stature’ >> Who is it?
5. ‘A smooth-faced man of fifty’ >> Who is it?

1. ‘Thousands of pounds were offered in reward’ >> For what?

2. Deformed >> Which character?
3. Anxious >> Which character?
4. ‘Hide-bound pedant’ >> Which character?
5. Incident at the Window >> Which chapter?

1. ‘I have been twenty years in this man’s house’ >> Who has?
2. Determined >> Which character?
3. ‘The hair stood upon my head like quills’ >> What sight causes this?
4. Austere >> Which character?
5. Cavendish Square >> Who lives there?

1. ‘I was born in the year 18– to a large fortune’ >> Who was?
2. Soho >> Who lives there?
3. ‘Such unscientific balderdash’ >> Who said it?
4. Remorseless >> Which character?
5. ‘I shall be Mr Seek’ >> Who said it?

1. Distant cousins >> Who are?

2. The Story of the Door >> Which chapter?
3. ‘I am a man to be trusted’ >> Who said it?
4. Sir Danvers Carew >> Who is he?
5. ‘You stay too much indoors’ >> Who does?

1. ‘Have you a graduated glass?’ >> Who said it?

2. ‘I mauled the unresisting body’ >> Who did?
3. Respectable >> Who is?
4. Rational >> Who is?
5. No one has ever suffered such torments’ >> Which character?