WorksheetsThe Dug Out by Siegfried Sassoon
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is conscription?
volunteering
persuasive posters
mandatory military service
making weapons
True or false: there was no conscription in 1914.
True
False
What is propaganda?
posters that are specifically for war
information, especially of a misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
the application form for war
reliable information used to promote a point of view
Where is the poem set?
On a tank
Battlefield
In the trenches
Back at home
Who is the speaker speaking to?
A family member
A comrade
An enemy
An officer
How many stanzas does the poem have?
1
2
3
4
Why does Sassoon dislike watching this person sleep?
He should be working
He takes up too much space
He reminds him of his grandad
He is reminded of death
What does 'sullen' mean?
upset
bad-tempered or sulky
dead
cold
True or false: it is ambiguous as to whether the comrade is actually dead or not but the speaker's fears are clear.
True
False
What language technique is used to emphasise the soldier's emotional suffering in the line 'It hurts my heart to watch you'?
metaphor
imagery
alliteration
monosyllabic words
