WorksheetsCharge of the Light Brigade and Exposure Analysis
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the Charge of the Light Brigade about?
A man is showing a painting of his dead wife to a man whose daughter he hopes to marry. He implies that he killed her for looking at other men.
A brigade in the Crimean war are given the wrong instructions and attack the much larger Russian forces.
A man in WW1 talks of how the weather is more deadly than the opposing army and the waste of life.
A man takes a boat into a river but has to turn back because of the weather which overpowers him
What is the message of Charge of the Light Brigade?
That we should criticise the army
That the soldiers were brave
That we should remember and honour the soldiers
Options 1 and 2
Options 2 and 3
What does the rhetorical question 'Was there a man dismayed?' mean?
That the soldiers didn't question their orders
That soldiers felt good about the orders
That the soldiers refused to go forward.
That the soldiers were worried about the orders.
What is the effect of the rhetorical question 'Was there a man dismayed?'
Imagine the soldier's confusion
Think the soldiers are brave to go in anyway
Feel sad for the soldiers that died
Options 1 and 2
Options 2 and 3
What does the repetition of 'Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.' mean?
That the soldiers rode forward knowing they would die
That the soldiers were very brave
That the soldiers were an impressive force
Options 1 and 3
Options 1, 2 and 3
What is the effect of the repetition 'Into the valley of death rode the six hundred'?
Feel sad at the soldier's deaths
Feel proud of the soldier's bravery
Feel angry at the army generals
Options 1 and 2
Options 1 and 3
What is Exposure about?
A soldier tells the story of a robber who he shot in the war. However, it follows him home and haunts him.
A soldier describes the experience of going over the top of the trench in WW1.
A man walks the streets of London and feels distressed at the people in the city and the effects the city has on them.
A man in WW1 talks of how the weather is more deadly than the opposing army and the waste of life.
What is the message of Exposure?
That war is a waste of life.
That people died in WW1 because of poor organisation and equipment.
That soldiers were suffering in trenches.
None of the above
All of the above
What does the alliteration 'Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence' mean?
That the fighting doesn't happen often
That bullets and battles aren't often hurting people
The only sound is the occasional spray of bullets
Options 2 and 3
Options 1, 2 and 3
What is the effect of the alliteration 'sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence'?
Feel worry about the welfare of the soldiers
Imagine the trenches with bullets flying overheard
Think that the soldiers are at real risk of being killed by bullets
Options 1 and 2
Options 2 and 3
What does the repetition of 'But nothing happens.' mean?
That war is pointless.
That war is deadly.
That the soldiers are bored.
That the weather is killing them.
What is the effect of the repetition 'But nothing happens'?
Think about the suffering of the soldiers
Understand the boredom and suffering of war
Imagine war as an exciting and important place to be
Options 1 and 2
Options 1 and 3
What can you compare about Charge of the Light Brigade and Exposure?
Power of nature over man
The pointless loss of life in conflict
That conflict is honourable and important
That men are powerful in conflict
