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WorksheetsShooting an Elephant
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
The sentence in lines 2-5 (It is a serious matter… no more dangerous than a cow.) can be best described as a
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
Orwell’s tone in lines 35-38 (But I had got to act… if you went too close to him.) can best be described as
harsh and strident
informed and analytical
energetic and colloquial
optimistic and lucid
solemn and brave
In paragraph 1, the author’s attitude towards shooting the elephant can best be described as
unwarranted
unavoidable
casual
willing
Where are the yellow-faced “natives” from according to the passage?
India
China
Burma
Laos
Thailand
This passage is most likely set
in the fall of 1942
during the era of British Imperialism in the East
in 1932 or 1933
during the 1980s
during the Revolutionary War
In the end, the narrator shoots the elephant because
he feels pressured by the expectations of the native population and the weight of British
imperialism.
he feels genuinely threatened by the elephant
he is ordered to do so by a commanding officer
the native population threatens to revolt if he does not shoot the elephant.
he feels he must avenge the death of the native as a method of atoning for the sins of his country.
Orwell’s attitude towards the native people can best be described as
absolute hatred
disinterest
deep fascination
sympathetic, but annoyed
arrogant
The chief topic of this selection is
the poor relations between native and imperialistic populations
Orwell's hatred for British imperialism
peer pressure
both A & B
both B & C
