'MRS MIDAS' REVISION QUIZ

Mr Midas is outside under a tree in the garden when his wife first sees him.

What kind of tree is he standing underneath?

• Pear

• Orange

• Fig

• Apple

• Quince

Mrs Midas cannot quite believe what she is seeing in stanza two - she mentions how difficult it is to see clearly.

Complete the quotation below with the two missing words:

'Now the garden was ____ and the visibility ____'

• small

• short

• long

• poor

• tiny

The golden pear is compared to something using a simile.

Complete the quotation below:

'It sat in his palm like a _________. On.'

When Mr Midas eventually enters the house in stanza three he does a number of things.

Identify 2 things that he does.

• He draws the blinds

• He switches off the lights

• He laughs

• He sings

• He kisses his wife

Mrs Midas attempts to serve her husband's meal.

What does she cook for her starter?

• Caesar salad

• Pea Soup

• Corn on the cob

• Prawn cocktail

• Bruschetta

At the start of stanza five, Mrs Midas has a strong reaction to witnessing her husband turning his entire meal to gold.

What does she do?

• gasps

• shouts

• laughs

• screams

• cries

When Mr Midas is explaining himself in stanza 5, Mrs Midas begins moving things in the house.

Complete the quotation below - you should identify 3 things:

'I locked the cat in the ______. I moved the _____. The ______ I didn’t mind.'

• TV remote

• cellar

• phone

• bedroom

• toilet

In stanza six, Mrs Midas uses a list to describe the properties of gold. Complete the quotation below:

'Do you know about gold? It feeds no one; _____, ____, _____________; slakes no thirst.'

• soft

• aurum

• untarnishable

• shimmering

• hard

At the start of stanza seven we learn that Mrs Midas and her husband have had to adapt their sleeping arrangements.

Where are they forced to sleep?

• In the living room

• in separate beds

• Standing up outside

• In the kitchen

• On the sofa

In stanza seven we learn about the Midas' relationship before Mr Midas' gift. Complete the quotation below:

'You see, we were __________ then, in those _______ days'

• halcyon

• perfect

• wonderful

• cheerful

• passionate