Starter quiz

  • What does the build-up of 'The Highwayman' do?
    • describes the setting
    • consists of two or more lines grouped together
    • consists of two words joined together using a hyphen to form one adjective
    • introduces the storyline for some main characters  ✓
    • provides clues about what may happen later in the story  ✓
  • Select the compound adjective that is suitable to describe the Highwayman.
    • wild-eyed
    • love-struck  ✓
    • red-lipped
    • broken-hearted
  • Select two compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Bess.
    • wild-eyed
    • love-struck  ✓
    • red-lipped  ✓
    • broken-hearted
  • Select the compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Tim the ostler.
    • wild-eyed  ✓
    • love-struck  ✓
    • red-lipped
    • broken-hearted  ✓
  • Order the events of 'The Highwayman' poem.
    • 1
      ⇔
      The Highwayman rides across the moor.
    • 2
      ⇔
      The Highwayman is described as wearing a hat and carrying some weapons.
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Highwayman sees Bess.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Tim the ostler listens to the two of them together.
  • Match the vocabulary from stanza four to the correct definitions:
    • stable-wicket
      ⇔
      the door of a stable, which is where horses are kept ✓
    • ostler
      ⇔
      a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn ✓
    • dumb
      ⇔
      silent ✓
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