Y8 Homework quiz due 27th Nov

How do Sherlock Holmes stories usually begin?

• Holmes goes out to visit Dr Watson.

• A serious crime is usually committed.

• Dr Watson goes to visit his friend Holmes.

• They go to a concert to listen to music.

Which word describes writing about issues in society?

• society

• social commentary

• Victorian era

• Workhouses

Which word describes someone who shows pity and concern about the suffering or bad luck of other people?

• compassionate

• corrupt

• manipulate

• unpredictable

What do we call a statement which answers a question showing your idea about the topic?

• Textual detail

• Inference

• Thesis

• Question

What is used to describe something literal by comparing it with something imagined?

• Thesis statement

• metaphor

• poem

• exposition

The ​ (a)   in a story gives you key ​ (b)   information which is usually at the ​ (c)   ​ .

• exposition
• background
• beginning

Which word means to control or influence someone or something unfairly?

• malicious

• Malnourished

• Manipulate

• metaphor

Social ​ (a)   is when people in society do not have the same ​ (b)   , rights or ​ (c)   .

• inequality
• status
• opportunities

A ​ (a)   is a society where men are in ​ (b)   and women are often ​ (c)   or ​ (d)   .

• patriarchy
• control
• oppressed
• excluded

Match the following

• Superior

• Sherlock Holmes

• Narrator

• Irene Adler

• criminal

• Dr Watson

• 'the woman'

• Vincent Spaulding alias John Clay