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Shakespeare vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ere

a)

before

b)

after

c)

here

d)

air

2.

Thou art

a)

Though art

b)

You are

c)

Though are

d)

They are

3.

Thine

a)

You

b)

Your

c)

Theirs

d)

Yours

4.

Would they had stayed.

a)

Would they have stayed?

b)

Will they stay?

c)

I wish they had stayed.

d)

They won't stay.

5.

ay

a)

eh

b)

yes

c)

no

d)

hey

6.

Adieu

a)

Hello

b)

Goodbye

c)

Add

d)

I'm sorry

7.

Sirrah

a)

Goodbye

b)

Hello

c)

Sir

d)

Hurray

8.

Write 'be not' in modern English.

(a)  

9.

Alas

a)

A woman

b)

Unfortunately

c)

Happily

d)

A young girl

10.

Thy

a)

You

b)

Her

c)

His

d)

Your

11.

What does 'ye' mean in 'Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?

a)

You

b)

Yes

c)

They

12.

What does 'aught' mean in, "Or are you aught That man may question?"

a)

ought

b)

caught

c)

anything

d)

something

13.

whence

a)

from where

b)

from when

c)

from who

d)

from which

14.

wherefore

a)

when

b)

where

c)

why

d)

who

15.

hast

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

d)

hid

16.

Translate this sentence to modern English:

"Where hast thou been, sister?"

(a)  

17.

"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."

What does doth mean?

a)

take off

b)

does

c)

doesn't

d)

should

18.

"From hence to Inverness, And bind us further to you."

What does 'hence' mean in the sentence above?

a)

Therefore

b)

now on

c)

here

d)

this moment

19.

what is an aside

a)

When a character speaks to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.

b)

When a character speaks to be heard by the other characters but not by the audience.

c)

When a character makes a secret remark to another character.

d)

When a character stands to one side to speak.

20.

What is it called when a character delivers their thoughts to the audience but the other characters can't hear it. It's longer than an aside.

(a)