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Comedy and Hamlet - Week 4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'A person, a place or a thing' - what does this describe?

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Verb

2.

'Action or doing words' - what does this describe?

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Noun

3.

'Words that describe a noun.' - what does this describe?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

4.

'Words that describe a verb.' - What does this describe?

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

5.

'When something is described as bigger or smaller than it actually is, for comedic effect.' Which key term does this describe?

a)

Irony

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Pun

6.

What is a 'caricature'?

a)

When comedy is used to comment on social issues.

b)

strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way.

c)

a picture, or description of a person in which certain characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

d)

when two opposite things are described closely together to highlight the differences.

7.

What type of issues does 'satire' comment on?

a)

Political

b)

Geographical

c)

Historical

d)

Social

8.

'Strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way.' Which key word does this best describe?

a)

Grotesque

b)

Pun

c)

Satire

d)

Adolescence

9.

What do we mean when we ask you to 'explode' a quotation?

a)

Draw pictures of explosions around it

b)

Analyse individual words in the quotation and their meanings

c)

Jumble the words up into a different order

d)

Write it in a different coloured pen

10.

What is it about the Queen of Hearts that makes her a caricature?

a)

She is silly and makes the audience laugh unintentionally

b)

She is a terrible and mean queen

c)

She is very rude to Alice

d)

Aspects of her appearance and personality have been exaggerated