In Mrs Tilscher's Class

Who is Mrs Tilscher?

• Aunt

• Neighbour

• Teacher

What is the atmosphere in Mrs Tilscher’s class?

• Happy and engaged

• Intimidating and strict

• Frightening and tense

‘The classroom glowed like a sweetshop’ is an example of which literary technique?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Who are Brady and Hindley?

• They are famous thieves

• They are murderers

• They were other teachers in school

What does the personification ‘xylophone’s nonsense’ suggest’?

• Someone is playing a xylophone very loudly

• Someone is playing the xylophone expertly

• Someone is playing the xylophone quite badly

In which school term does stanza four take place?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

Who told the child how she was born?

• A rough boy

• A tall boy

• A shy boy

What does the word ‘appalled’ suggest about the child’s reaction to this new knowledge?

• She is quite surprised by it

• She thinks it’s funny

• She finds it horrifying

Why does Mrs Tilscher ‘turn away’ from the child in the last stanza?

• She has to go and get their reports

• The children are annoying her and she is fed up with them

• The children are growing up and want answers she cannot give

What sort of weather ends the poem?

• A thunderstorm

• A heatwave

• A hurricane