Y8 Homework due 7th Feb

Which word relates to the character Oliver Twist?

• Brutal
• Corrupt
• Malicious
• Vulnerable

Which word describes the social situation in the Victorian era?

• Social commentary
• Corrupt
• Social inequality
• Workhouse

Which word describes the bad person in a story, who harms other people or breaks the law to get what they want?

• Villain
• Compassionate
• Corrupt
• Malicious

Why can we describe Shakespeare as coming from an affluent background?

• His father went to debtors prison.
• His father was a successful business man and his mother's family were land owners.
• His parents were very polite and sent him to school.
• His mother and father had to go to the workhouse.

How can we describe the type of society in the Victorian era where women couldn't make decisions or free choices in life?

• Social commentary
• Matriarchy
• Patriarchy
• Dystopia

Which word describes something very strict or harsh?

• Brutal
• Malicious
• Conflict
• Severe

What do we call a speech in a play when a character speaks to themselves or to the audience, rather than to the other characters?

• Aside
• Scene
• Soliloquy
• Stage Directions

Which word describes the treatment of a group of people in an unfair way, often by limiting their freedom?

• oppression
• society
• conflict
• setting

Which word describes the time or place of events in a story?

• Establish
• Setting
• Climax
• Exposition

Which part of a metaphor is the literal part being described?

• Vehicle
• Ground
• Metaphor
• Tenor