WorksheetsComedy and Hamlet - Week 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
'A person, a place or a thing' - what does this describe?
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
'Action or doing words' - what does this describe?
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
'Words that describe a noun.' - what does this describe?
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
'Words that describe a verb.' - What does this describe?
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
Noun
'When something is described as bigger or smaller than it actually is, for comedic effect.' Which key term does this describe?
Irony
Juxtaposition
Exaggeration
Pun
What is a 'caricature'?
When comedy is used to comment on social issues.
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way.
a picture, or description of a person in which certain characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
when two opposite things are described closely together to highlight the differences.
What type of issues does 'satire' comment on?
Political
Geographical
Historical
Social
'Strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way.' Which key word does this best describe?
Grotesque
Pun
Satire
Adolescence
What do we mean when we ask you to 'explode' a quotation?
Draw pictures of explosions around it
Analyse individual words in the quotation and their meanings
Jumble the words up into a different order
Write it in a different coloured pen
What is it about the Queen of Hearts that makes her a caricature?
She is silly and makes the audience laugh unintentionally
She is a terrible and mean queen
She is very rude to Alice
Aspects of her appearance and personality have been exaggerated
