Generating ideas for the diary entries of a Windrush passenger | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following features are common in a diary?

• written for others to read

• written with no intended reader

• written in the first person (I, me)

• written in the third person (he, she, it, they)

Answer explanation

Usually, a diary is kept private to ourselves. However, some famous diaries have been published - for instance, 'The Diary of Anne Frank'.

When we empathise with a person, what are we doing?

• saying exactly what they would say

• experiencing the same things they experienced

• imagining ourselves in their position

Answer explanation

Empathising with someone is not the same as experiencing their life. We have to remember that we can never really know what a person might have felt - but that shouldn't stop us trying to put ourselves in their position and understand it better.

Which word has a similar meaning to 'want'?

• optimistic

• exhilarating

• yearn

• deflated

Answer explanation

If you yearn for something, you really want it.

Which words below have the most positive meanings?

• exhilarated

• apprehensive

• deflated

• optimistic

Answer explanation

Celia might have felt exhilarated and optimistic as she boarded the Empire Windrush.

Which thought might relate to Celia's feelings as she rode the train through London?

• I can't believe so many people have turned us away!

• What a lot of damage there still is!

• What on earth was I going to do for work?

Answer explanation

Celia might have been shocked to see the destruction as Jamaica had not been attacked during the war; however, it had recently suffered a hurricane so she would have been used to seeing some damage.

When might Celia have had this thought? 'I can't believe I came all this way to be stuck down here. What a day!'

• as she looked for a room

• as she sat in the shelter

• as she got off the ship

• as she boarded the ship

Answer explanation

In our story, this is when Celia imagines what her mother might say and decides she must persevere.