WorksheetsPoppy Field (Part 1)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the little boy's name?
Martens Merkel
Martens Land
Martens Field
Martens Poperinge
When did the First World War end?
1928
1908
1918
1925
How would you know there had been a war in the poppy fields?
Because there are very few cars and very few people
Because it is a large, open space
Because poppies now grow there
From the cemeteries and memorials
Why does Marten notice the cemeteries and memorials more than his friends do?
Because the same war killed his father
Because his father fought in the war
Because they're part of the landscape
Because they're very large
What happened to Marten's papa?
He was killed in WW1
He was sent to a different farm
His tractor drove over an unexploded shell
He left when Marten was born
What did they call WW1?
'The first battle'
'The war to end all wars'
'The almighty war'
'Ferdinand's war'
How is Marten like his papa?
He hated the poppies
He ate all the wheat
He liked the milking parlour
He was a bit of a dreamer
'Sometimes it feels as if the whole field is alive, swaying, dancing.'
What technique has been used here?
Onomatopoeia
Relative clause
Personification
Simile
Who looks after the farm now?
Marten
Grandpa
Mama
Another farmer
What is the scrap of paper?
The most important poem in Papa's life
A scrunched up story
Papa's last letter
Grandpa's money
Why does Marten reach out to touch the poem?
To please Grandpa
To stop if falling off the wall
He likes the poem
For luck
