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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the poet of the poem?

a)

Arthur Bakefield

b)

Alfred Lord Tennyson

c)

William Daly

d)

William Shakespeare

2.

What is the poem about?

a)

Love and marriage

b)

Family ties

c)

War and obedience

d)

Dictatorship

3.

How many soldier were involved in the war?

a)

800

b)

600

c)

200

d)

500

4.

" someone had blundered" infer to

a)

Someone had made a lot of money

b)

Someone who is responsible to give out order

c)

Someone who had made mistake

d)

Someone who like to talk but no action

5.

What does the phrase "valley of death" refers to?

a)

Zoo

b)

War zone

c)

Old village

d)

An island

6.

Which line indicates that the soldiers would most surely die?

a)

Half a league, half a league

b)

Into the valley of death

c)

Rode the six hundred

d)

Charge for the gun

7.

"Theirs not to reason why"

"Theirs but to do and die" the word 'theirs' refers to

a)

The commander

b)

The soldiers

c)

The head village

d)

The horse

8.

What does 'Light Brigade' refers to

a)

Calvalry soldiers

b)

Air force soldiers

c)

Royal Malaysian Army

d)

Retiring soldiers

9.

Why does the soldiers referred as 'Light Brigade'?

a)

Because the soldiers were thin

b)

Because the soldier armed with cannon

c)

Because the soldier were armed only with sword

d)

Because they were not soldiers

10.

"Theirs not to make reply"

"Theirs not to reason why" the phrases indicate that the soldiers are

a)

Strong and agile

b)

Obedient to their leader

c)

Disobedient towards their leader

d)

Skillful and high-spirited

11.

What is the theme for the poem?

a)

Eat. Pray. Love

b)

War and honour

c)

Family values

d)

Love thy enemy

12.

Who made the blunder according to the poem?

a)

The soldier

b)

The messenger

c)

The commander

d)

The army

13.

In the poem 'half a league' refers to

a)

2.5km

b)

3mile

c)

10km

d)

A kilometer

14.

The phrase "all in the valley of the death" indicates

a)

The battlefield is frightening and deadly

b)

The warzone is a comfort zone

c)

The war zone is beautiful valley

d)

It was a twilight zone

15.

Which is the meaning of the phrase "theirs but to do and die"

a)

They have responsibility to carry the order given to them

b)

They like to do the opposite of their order

c)

It was their duty to carry out the command even if it's result in death

d)

They were unaware their order was wrong

16.

"cannon to the right of them"

"cannon to the left of them"

These phrases indicates

a)

They were winning the war

b)

They surrounded the enemy with cannon

c)

They were losing the war

d)

They were unprepared for the war

17.

Bullets and explosives were fired violently. Which lines does the phrase refers to?

a)

Charge of the light brigade

b)

Forward the light brigade

c)

Cannon to right of them, cannon, cannon to left of them

d)

Volleyed and thundered, stormed at with shot and shell

18.

Why did the poet used the word 'rode' in the poem?

a)

Because they were walking

b)

Because they were patrolling

c)

Because they were riding horses

d)

Because they were carrying heavy weapons

19.

Tick the moral values found in the poem

a)

We must have loyalty and courage

b)

We must not instill the spirit of patriotism

c)

We must be willing to sacrifice ourselves to the country

d)

Be courageous in the face of death

20.

What was the name of the war they were battling about?

a)

The battle of Balaclava

b)

The Crimiean and Russian war

c)

The world war 1

d)

The world war z