GCSE Literature Revision Round 1

Which of the following is NOT a prediction in Act 4 Scene 1 of Macbeth?

• "Beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife."

• "none of women born Shall harm Macbeth."

• "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."

• "Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until

  Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him."

Eric: "I was in that state when a chap easily turns _____"

What is the missing word?

How many ghosts visit Scrooge in total in the novella?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

"____ stuck in my throat" Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2.

What is the missing word?

Which of the following is NOT a prediction by Mr Birling in Act 1?

• They are past the worst of the capital vs labour aggitations

• Russia will be a country of great power

• The Germans don't want war

• The Titanic is unsinkable

Stave 1, Scrooge is described as being as 'hard and sharp as _____'.

Which of the statements below is LEAST accurate when explaining this quotation: “Hail, King! for so thou art. Behold, where stands Th' usurper's cursèd head. The time is free.” (Macduff, Act 5 Scene 9)

• Macduff has killed Macbeth and is presenting Macbeth's head as a gift to Malcolm as a token of his loyalty

• Macduff believes that Scotland will be free from Macbeth's tyranny and the curse he has brought on Scotland

• Macduff believes that Malcolm is the rightful king and natural order will be restored due to The Great Chain of Being being restored

• Shakespeare is attempting to please James I by showing the Jacobean public the consequences of regicide (due to the attempts on James' life)

Birling: "But the whole things different now" and "Now look at them... the younger generation who know it all".

Which of the following is LEAST accurate about this quotation?

• Birling has missed the point of the Inspector's visit - he hasn't learned anything about responsibility or morality and will continue to behave the same as before

• Priestley feels capitalists like Birling don't want the status quo to change as this means they wouldn't be able to hoard as much wealth to themselves

• Priestley feels that all middle/upper class people are incapable of changing as they only care about themselves

• Priestley believes that the older generation are more difficult to change as they are more stuck in their traditional ways

In Stave 1, Dickens describes Scrooge as being "As solitary as an oyster".

Which of the following is LEAST accurate about this quotation?

• Scrooge has a hard exterior that is impossible to open up

• Scrooge chooses to distance himself from others and live in isolation

• Underneath that tough exterior is something good and valuable (like a pearl) that would be worth finding even if it is tough to open.

• This description could foreshadow Scrooge's transformation later in novella

The question a) of Macbeth and A Christmas Carol require you to analyse language and structure in an extract.

What does the 'T' stand for in a PETAL paragraph?