WorksheetsWW1 literature H5
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
28 June
28 July
5 July
4 August
What does the word 'peril' mean?
friend
danger
the sky
the dead on the battlefield
Why would a trench zigzag?
soldiers then had more space to live and sleep
it would prevent the trench from flooding
because only part of it could then collapse
They used a... to prevent the trenches from becoming waterlogged (a narrow drainage channel).
Bolt Hole
Sandbag
Sump
Parapet
Which statement is correct about the Battle of the Somme? (multiple answers possible)
Eventhough many people died, the battle was still a succes. They won a few inches of land that day.
British commanders decided that a huge assault on the enemy was required to break the deadlock of the War and to restore the moral of the troops.
It was the single bloodiest day in British history.
Poison gas was used during this battle.
Which poet wrote the poem 'Who's for the Game'?
Siegfried Sassoon
Wilfred Owen
Rubert Brooke
Jessie Pope
"Dulce et Decorum est" was written by .....
Wilfred Owen
Vera Brittain
Pat Barker
Siegfried Sassoon
What is shell shock?
a mental disease caused by the horrors of the war
a physical disease because of damage to the nerves
Wilfred Owen is a(n) ...
Early Voice
Later Voice
Neglected Voice
What is true for the 'Early Voices'?
They were against the war.
They were very patriotic an enthusiastic about the war.
They were the people who fought in the war but didn't get a voice untill after the war.
Which poet fought in the war and survived it?
Siegfried Sassoon
Wilfred Owen
Rubert Brooke
Sebastian Faulks
What does the word 'cud' from Dulce et Decorum Est mean (as bitter as the cud)?
the noise made by the shells
rockets
regurgitated grass that cows chew
a camp away from the frontline
poison gas
What is the setting of the non-fiction story 'A very Heavy Ward?'
house of the main character's parents
the Battle of the Somme
a field hospital
a trench
How do we call Shell Shock nowadays?
(a)
Many 'normal' soldiers suffered from shell shock. The proportion of officers suffering from shell shock was even higher. Why?
They always fought in the frontline, so they had a higher chance of getting killed, this caused more stress.
They felt very responsible for 'their' soldiers. When one of their men got killed it really got to them.
They had to listen to all of the horror stories their men had to deal with.
They were the ones who had to tell the families of the fallen soldiers, that their husband/father/brother had been killed.
Which statement is true?
A poet is a person, a poem is something you can read.
A poem is a person, a poet is something you can read.
To which story does the following quote belong: "I look across at Owen, who's doing casualty reports with a Woodbine".
They Boys are coming Home
Birdsong
A Very Heavy Ward
The Ghost Road
Which poem starts with the line: "If I should die, think only this of me"?
Who's for the Game
The Call
The Soldier
Dulce et decorum est
Glory of Women
