The Trojan Horse

The Comprehension Box:

1. Where did the Trojan War take place?
a. Sparta
b. Turkey
c. Greece - My Ans.

2. The people of Troy felt their city was:
a. Secure - My Ans.
b. Defenceless
c. Impressive

3. Which word could replace enchanted in Paragraph 3?
a. Encouraged
b. Charmed - My Ans
c. Bored

4. When King Menelaus discovered Helen was in Troy, he was:
a. Heartbroken
b. Outraged - My Ans.
c. Contented

5. What happened before the Greek army pretended to sail away?
a. The Trojans celebrated
b. The wooden horse was dragged into the city
c. Odyssues had an idea. - My Ans.

6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? - My Ans.
a. The Greek army could not invade Troy. - My Ans.
b. Some Greek warriors managed to get into Troy
c. Many people were killed trying to climb the stone walls

7. Which statement is an opinion, not a fact?
a. The Trojan Horse was a gift to the Trojans from the Greeks.
b. The most romantic story is that Paris and Helen fell in love and ran away. - My Ans
c. The Greeks sent a thousand ships to Troy.

8. The Legend of the Trojan Horse is based on the theme of:
a. Gift-giving
b. Love
c. Revenge - My Ans.

9. You can conclude the Trojans were overjoyed because they:
a. Thought they had won the war - My Ans.
b. Were given a wooden horse - My Ans.
c. Knew they would have a great celebration

10. The word massacred in Paragraph 7 means:
a. Burnt
b. Murdered - My Ans
c. Caught

11. The pronoun they in Paragraph 6 refers to the:
a. Greeks
b. Trojans - My Ans.
c. Warriors

12. The saying 'Beware of Greeks bearing gifts' means:
a. Greek people are generous
b. Greek people like presents
c. Thing are not always as they appear - My Ans.

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A man of great courage

1. Which word in paragraph 9 means the same as sympathy, kindness and generosity shown to fellow human beings?

(a) Bestowed

(b) Honour

(c) Humanitarianism

My Ans. Humanitarianism

Ans. Humanitarianism 

2. A word which could be used to describe Marcel Marceau is:

(a) Caring

(b) Extravagant

(c) Cowardly 

My Ans. Extravagant 

Ans. Caring

3. It is a fact, not an opinion, that Marcel and his brother:

(a) Changed their name.

(b) Were cowards.

(c) Were heroes and were brave.

My Ans. Cowards

Ans. Changed their name

4. Marcel's father was arrested by the Gestapo because he:

(a) Had committed a crime

(b) Was a jew

(c) Did not support Germany

My Ans. Had committed a crime

Ans. Was a jew

5. Marcel's role as a humanitarian earned him great:

(a) Wealth

(b) Friends

(c) Respect 

My Ans. Respect

Ans. Respect

6. Marcel became known as the 'king of mimodrama':

(a) From a young age.

(b) During his days in the resistance 

(c) After the war

My Ans. After the war

Ans. After the war

7. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is to:

(a) Find out if the reader knows what mime is.

(b) Explain what mime is.

(c) Give a personal opinion of mime

My Ans. Explain what mime is

Ans. Explain what mime is

8. Marcel Marceau was born in which year?

(a) 1923

(b) 1922

(c) 1924

My Ans. 1923

Ans. 1923

9. From the text we can conclude that Marcel Marceau:

(a) Was self-centred 

(b) Had a social conscience 

(c) Was shy

My Ans. Had a social conscience

Ans. Had a social conscience

10. In times of hardship, Marcel Marceau probably would have:

(a) Been miserable

(b) Used laughter to survive

(c) Been angry

My Ans. Been miserable 

Ans. Used laughter to survive

11. The text is written as:

(a) A narrative

(b) An exposition 

(c) A biography 

My Ans. A Narrative 

Ans. A Biography

12. In Paragraph 4, the pronoun he refers to:

(a) Marcel's father.

(b) Marcel's brother 

(c) Marcel.

My Ans. Marcel's father 

Ans. Marcel's father

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Essay Brainstorming

School should be closed when its hotter than 30 degrees:

"Agree"

I agree that school should be close when its hotter than 30 degrees. During class while working, it will be hard to focus while competing against the heat. Sometimes being hot can make you tired, your body won't handle the heat and you would lose ideas. Sometimes people can handle the heat, and they like it, because they could think of many things to do during interval or after school. After all I would still have to agree with my choice, to close school during hot days, I can't focus with work, and I can just melt on the spot.

Free writing

Poem Free Writing:

321 The rocket shoots,

Setting 7 rifts coming from the roof,

Building power to teleport the meteor,

It was too strong it shot to the core.

Fortnite with the black hole,

Staring deep at it to its soul,

Fortnite coming to its finish line,

Let Chapter 2 begin its time.

Memories saved since season 1,

Chapter 2 has now begun,

Map looking ugly as hell,
I really don't know about the game I can't tell.