Worksheets3rd form Literature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. At the time the photograph is taken, the speaker is
a . Camera shy
b. Quite yound
c. Very obedient
d. Feeling resentment
2. The words ‘take her hand, come on’ (line 6) are in italics because they
a. Not the narrator’s words
b. Represent a command
c. Exist in memory
d. Are spoken
3. The persona cannot remember holding her sister’s hand because?
a. Many years have passed
b. She dislikes contact with her sister
c. Being obedient is normal for the girls
d. Being sentimental is something difficult
4. The description in lines 7 to 10 creates a mood of
a. Fear
b. Violence
c. Confusion
d. Annoyance
5. Repetition of the word ‘who’ in lines 8-10 serves to
a. Indicate point of view
b. Create atmosphere
C. Develope the event
d. Create emphasis
6. The word squashed in ‘line 12’ suggest that the girls’ past had been
a. Lost
b. Altered
c. Hidden
d. Exaggerated
7. The statement ‘we are too different now' (line 15) can be MOST correctly identified as
a. A lie
b. A plea
c. An apology
d. An excuse
8. One of the main ideas of the poem is that
a. Relatives need to be supportive of one another
b. Family photographs can express only appearances
c. Time may change the feelings between people
d. Children naturally compete for the attention of elders
9. The point of view in the poem can be classified as
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
d. First and third person
10. In the final two lines of the poem, the personas tone is one of?
a. Regret
b. Impatience
c. Longing
d. Confusion
11. The poet’s purpose in beginning and ending the poem by referring to the sisters holding hands is to provide
a. Emphasise the idea of longing.
b. Additional background information
c. Contrasting images of the two girls
d. Evidence that the girls are close
12. Alliteration is found in the words
a. ‘Something automatic’ (line 3)
b. ‘Who hit who’ (line 8)
c. ‘Squashed between us’ (line 12)
d. ‘With their secret sealed in’ (line 20)
13. The quotation that indicates a turning point for the persona is
a. ‘Mostly we remember/ who hit who first’ (lines 7-8)
b. ‘It becomes easier every year’ (line 13)
c. ‘We are too different now’ (line 15)
d. ‘But still I return to the old albums’ (line 18)
14. In the last six lines of the poem, the persona’s behaviour suggest that she is
a. Reminiscing
b. Contented
c. Forgiving
d. Pleading
15. At the end of the poem, the persona can best be described as feeling
a. Remorseful
b. Dissatisfied
c. Certain
d. Nostalgic
What does the poem reveal about the relationship between the sisters?
a. They do not get along
b. They do not like each other
c. They love to play with each other
d. They get along well
Do the sisters communicate now? How?
No
It was not stated
Yea, by letter
Yes, they make phone calls
A suitable theme for the poem is
Love
Looking back
Family relationship
Moving on
The photo is symbolic of
A lost memory
Their relationship
The children
Togetherness
The gesture of holding her hand portrays
The photo
Their relationship
Longing
Togetherness
