Exploring relationships and perspectives | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the words to their meanings.
- bemused
  
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  puzzled ✓
- ajar
  
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  open a little way ✓
- with trepidation
  
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  nervously ✓
- aquiver
  
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  shaking ✓
Match the words to their meanings.
- restrain
  
  ⇔
  
  hold down or hold back ✓
- antics
  
  ⇔
  
  silly things you do ✓
- convulsing
  
  ⇔
  
  shaking ✓
- contorted
  
  ⇔
  
  twisted ✓
Put these events from the village meeting in order.
- 1
  
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  Nina questioned why they had come.
- 2
  
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  The family sat through lots of villagers' odd requests.
- 3
  
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  Addie made her speech in favour of the memorial.
- 4
  
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  The committee rejected the request.
- 5
  
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  Keedie argued that it was unfair.
Addie describes how after the meeting, it felt like a door that had been "ajar" had been shut. What did she mean?
- She felt like she had seized an opportunity.
- She felt like she had had an opportunity, but she no longer did. ✓
- She felt like the village had supported her.
Which of the following might be Addie's motives for wanting the memorial?
- She feels like an injustice was done to the 'witches'. ✓
- She knows the women were innocent and treated badly. ✓
- She believes it will help bring tourists to the village.
- She can relate to the women's experience of being misunderstood and abused. ✓
What does it mean to 'infer' something?
- to guess it
- to be certain of it
- to work it out using clues ✓
- to notice it

Exit quiz

Which word best completes the following sentence? 'Addie and Keedie often try to __________ in public so that other people feel more comfortable around them.'
- stim
- relent
- mask ✓
- doublespeak
Which word best completes the following sentence? 'Addie knew how __________ the university had been about the need to have your card with you at all times.'
- indignant
- comic
- wavering
- insistent ✓
Put these events in order.
- 1
  
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  Addie was left at home with Nina.
- 2
  
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  She noticed Keedie's card.
- 3
  
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  She got the bus to Edinburgh.
- 4
  
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  She found Keedie in a lecture hall.
- 5
  
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  Keedie was shocked and upset.
Which of the following do Keedie and Addie believe?
- The way Bonnie is being treated is similar to how the 'witches' were treated. ✓
- The way Bonnie is being treated is different to how the 'witches' were treated.
- The way Bonnie is being treated is better than how the 'witches' were treated.
Which of the following might be part of Nina's perspective on events?
- I'm worried about Keedie after what Addie said. ✓
- I wish I'd listened to Mum and looked after her. ✓
- It was so stressful being in that lecture hall.
- I can't believe Nina would be so irresponsible.
Whose perspective might this be written from? 'I don't want to upset Addie; she has enough to worry about with that woman at school without worrying about me too.'
- Addie
- Mum
- Keedie ✓
- Nina
- Audrey

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Key learning points

Looking at interactions between characters can tell readers about their relationships.
Addie and her older sister, Keedie, are both autistic; they have both had different experiences of growing up autistic.
Authors give us lots of clues about relationships between characters.
We can adopt the perspectives of different characters to understand plot points more fully.

Common misconception

Pupils may see the word 'relationships' as referring to romantic relationships.

Explore the different layers of relationships we all have; note that sometimes it's our closest relationships that are most turbulent or 'love-hate' because we can be more 'free' within them.

Keywords

Relationships - connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative
Evidence - information or facts that show something is true
Perspective - point of view