WorksheetsSPM Poems Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does the rag-doll symbolise?
cuteness
happiness
freedom
childhood
Which line gives you evidence of how Lulu left her house?
'What has happened to Lu?'
'The curtain flapping free'
'Why is her window wide, mother'
'And now I ask you why, mother,'
The persona heard things in the night, except ...
Voices
An engine roaring
Somebody crying
A gust of rain
Which line tells you the mother is very confused?
And why do you crumple the note on the fire
Why do wander about as though/you don't know what to do?
Why do you turn your head, mother?
Why do you tell me the things I heard/Were a dream and nothing more?
These are the best ways for parents and children to have a good relationship except
Parents can control everything the children do
Parents can take children for a holiday
Parents can talk to children about problems
Parents can spend time with children with activities
The Poison Tree refers to
a tree which grew from a seed
a tree the persona grows for its fruit
a tree formed out of the persona's anger with his friend
a tree formed out of the persona's anger with his foe
In Stanza 2, why does the persona smile with soft deceitful wiles?
He is being nice
He pretends to like his enemy
He does not like to fight
He cares for his enemy
What does the word 'it' in line 1 of Stanza 2 refer to?
The persona's disappointment
The persona's happiness
The persona's arrogance
The persona's anger
What phrase in Stanza 2, tells us that the persona thought about his anger constantly?
The phrase 'watered it in fears'
The phrase 'sun it with smiles'
The phrase 'night and morning'
The phrase 'soft deceitful wiles'
When the persona finds his enemy dead in his garden, he was
remorseful
surprised
relieved
glad
Which line in Stanza 1 shows us that the grandmother is a warm-hearted person?
'a kind, old smile round her eyes.'
'Her big hand holds mine,'
'white hand in black hand.'
'Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eys.'
In Stanza 1, why do you think the grandmother looks tall in the picture?
She is a tall person
She leans against the wall
She is still healthy and has a straight back
She is standing next to a shorter person
In Stanza 2, what do the last two lines tell us?
The grandmother has died
She has forgotten the grandmother
She still remembers the grandmother
The grandmother has gone somewhere
It was true after all, 'that look'. 'that' refers to
Grandma's death
Grandma's eyes
Grandma's grave
Grandma's grand-daughter
What do you think the persona mean in lines,
" But there she is still,
In the photo with me at three,' ?
Her grandmother is always alive in the photo
She is missing the moment when the photo was taken
Her grandmother died when the persona was three years old
Her grandmother di not die
Which word in Stanza 1 mean 'attack'?
blundered
league
boldly
charge
Which line indicates that the order given was a serious mistake?
Theirs not to reason why
Forward the Light Brigade
Boldly they rode and well
Someone had blundered
In Stanza 2, someone asked if 'there was a man dismayed'. Below are some words that reflect the word dismayed except
alarmed
upset
pleased
discouraged
Describe the personalities of the soldiers.
(You may choose more than one answer)
Brave
Clumsy
Cunning
Loyal
Which line in the poem indicates that the soldiers are moving towards their doom?
Half a league onwards
Into the valley of Death
Cannon in front of them
Forward, the Light Brigade
