The Charge of The Light Brigade

The Charge of The Light Brigade

Multiple Choice

Where is the setting of the poem?

• A valley

• At the mountains

• The battlefield

• England

Multiple Choice

What is The Light Brigade?

• A group of musician

• A division in the army

• The explosion

• The name of the enemy

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

Multiple Choice

In stanza 1, who is speaking to the soldiers?

"Forward, the Light Brigade

Charge for the guns"

• The King

• The Writer

• Prime Minister

• The Commander

Multiple Choice

What were the soldiers told to do when they rode into the valley of death?

• All in the valley of Death

• Rode the six hundred

• Forward the Light Brigade

• Charge for the guns

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

  

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

Multiple Choice

In stanza 2, which phrase in the poem means to go forward over a set distance?

• Forward, the Light Brigade!

• man dismayed

• Not though the soldier knew

• someone had blundered

Multiple Choice

In stanza 2, which word in the poem means 'made a mistake'?

• dismayed

• though

• blundered

• reply

Multiple Select

What does the Valley of Death symbolises?

*you may choose more than 1 answer

• A place where war takes place

• A place where many people die

• A graveyard

• A battlefield

• A place to buy tombtsones

Multiple Choice

Which line in the poem tells us that the soldiers obeyed the order without question?

• Someone had blundered

• Theirs not to reason why

• Theirs not to make reply

• Theirs but to do and die

Multiple Choice

Which line in the poem tells the reader that the command was a mistake?

• Someone had blundered

• Theirs not to make reply

• Theirs not to reason why

• Theirs but to do and die

Open Ended

Why do you think the soldiers followed the order even it would cause their death?

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the soldiers in stanza 3?

• they were angry

• they were attacked by the enemies

• they lose

• they were scared

Multiple Choice

How many soldiers were involved in the war?

• six

• six thousand

• sixty

• six hundred

Open Ended

Why do you think the line "Rode the six hundred" is repeated many times in the poems?

Multiple Choice

What do you think is the outcome of the battle?

• The commander betrayed the soldiers

• The soldiers were all injured

• Magically, they won

• All the soldiers died

Open Ended

Give one quality that you admire about the soldiers. Give a reason for your response.

Open Ended

What emotions does the poem evoke?

Open Ended

There are many jobs today that require people to be brave. Give another example of a job that requires bravery. Provide a reason for your answer.

Multiple Select

Suggest two ways to protect your country?

• cherish the history

• be patriotic

• become unemployed

• sell the country's data to people

Poll

How do you feel about war?

• I really love war

• I dislike war

• I want to be in a war

• I think war is unstoppable