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Retrieval practice - Mametz and Dulce

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Mametz Wood?
a)
Owen Sheers
b)
Wilfred Owen
c)
Rupert Brooke
d)
Mark Owen
2.

Mametz Wood was the scene of fierce fighting during which battle?

a)

Battle of the somme

b)

Battle of Waterloo

c)

Battle of Hastings

d)

Battle of the bands

3.

When was 'Mametz Wood' written?

a)

1914

b)

2005

c)

1945

d)

2020

4.
In Mametz Wood, how were the soldiers found?
a)
A farmer ploughing his fields
b)
Children playing
c)
An earthquake
d)
Building new houses
5.
In Mametz Wood, what has 'outlasted' the soldiers?
a)
The boots
b)
The birds
c)
The machine guns
d)
The china plate
6.

In 'Mametz Wood', how does the poem describe the dead soldiers?

a)

vulnerable youth

b)

wasted young

c)

innocent young

d)

pure youth

7.
Which war does the poem, Dulce et Decorum Est focus on?
a)
WW1
b)
WW2
c)
The Boar War
d)
The Crimean War
8.
Who wrote Dulce et Decorum Est?
a)
Wilfred Owen
b)
Rupert Brooke
c)
Owen Sheers
d)
Simon Armitage
9.

How does the narrator of Dulce et Decorum Est present war? Choose all that apply.

a)

Horrific

b)

Negative

c)

Courageous

d)

Brave

10.
In Dulce et Decorum Est, What technique is used to describe the soldiers in the quote 'Bent double, like old beggars'?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Personification
11.
In Dulce et Decorum Est, what does the simile 'as under a green sea' describe?
a)
The gas fumes surrounding the soldiers
b)
The English Channel
c)
The smell of the sewers
d)
The army uniforms
12.

Complete the quote "Gas! Gas! Quick _______!"

a)

soldiers

b)

boys

c)

men

d)

comrades

13.

Complete the quote 'Of vile, incurable sores on _____ tongues'

a)

innocent

b)

young

c)

blessed

d)

unfortunate

14.

What device is repeated “S” sounds. These can be harsh, smooth or sickly or sly (snakey).

(a)  

15.

What is the device - Two opposing things being placed close together for contrasting effect.

(a)  

16.

What is the device - Exaggeration

(a)  

17.

What is the device - A set of words relating to the same topic. “Foul” and “Shot” would appear in the (a)   of sports.

18.

What device is the following example - "heart" "kiss" "love"

a)

semantic field - war

b)

semantic field - love

c)

hyperbole

d)

exaggeration

19.

Complete the quote from 'Mametz Woods': "broken bird’s egg of a (a)   "

20.

Complete the quote from 'Mametz Wood': "mosaic of (a)   "

21.

Complete the quote from 'Dulce et Decorum Est': "He plunges at me, guttering, choking, (a)   ."

22.

Complete the quote from 'Dulce et Decorum Est': "The (a)   lie"

23.

Where did the poet that wrote 'Mametz Wood' grow up?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

24.
In Mametz Wood, what does the narrator want to give these soldiers?
a)
A voice
b)
A funeral
c)
Names
d)
A grave stone
25.
When did the poet of Dulce et Decorum Est die?
a)
In 1918, one week before the war ended
b)
In 1927, on his birthday
c)
In 1914, one week after the war began
d)
In 1945, one week before the war ended