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English 18 Public

Taken from "The Soldier" "Decorum et..."In Flanders Fields" "My Boy Jack" "For the Fallen"

Study Slideshow

When did WWI end?

1918

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Which is not a synonym of the others?

courage

bravery

valour

lily livered

10

They fell with their faces to the foe. What does "foe" mean?

the enemy

an old word for "sun"

a type of canon

the ground

15

How many British soldiers died in WWI?

880,000

440,000

660,000

1.1 million

15

The soil in some parts of France is still poisoned as a result of the arms used in WWI.

True

False

5

How many horses were used by Britain in WW1?

120,000

1.2 million

12 million

15

PTSD used to be called:

canon shock

shell shock

grenade shock

rifle shock

15

And towards our distant rest began to trudge. What does "trudge" mean?

run slowly

crawl

walk heavily

15

What does the poet mean at the end of these lines?: "If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England."

That he will be buried somewhere other than England.

20

What are poppies? In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,...

a type of wind

trees

birds

flowers

15

What does this line mean? "For what is sunk will hardly swim"

That someone is dead.

20

Why does the poet say "Drunk with fatigue"? What does it suggest?

That the person is so tired that they appear drunk as they walk.

15

Which of these is NOT a commonwealth country? (Teacher will explain Commonwealth)

India

The US

Kenya

Jamaica

15

"Take up our quarrel with the foe". What does quarrel normally mean?

argument

discussion

fight

conversation

15

Which country is Flanders in?

Belgium

25

Rudyard Kipling ("My boy Jack") also wrote this story which was made into a famous Disney film.

Pinocchio

The 7 Dwarves

The Jungle Book

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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