Responding to an unseen extract from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' | English

Starter quiz

A character is ______.
- a real person
- a person having an adventure
- a person in a story ✓
The plot of a story is ______.
- the main events of the story ✓
- where the story is set
- who the characters in the story are
The setting of a story is ______.
- where it takes place ✓
- the main events that happen
- the people that are in the story
If you end a story with a character crying then the most likely mood of the story is ______.
- anger
- sadness ✓
- jealousy
- uplifting
A contrast is ______.
- a similarity between two things
- a difference between two things ✓
- two things that are exactly the same
Describing a character as a 'poor little thing' is most likely designed to make the audience feel ______.
- sorry for them ✓
- angry at them
- jealous of them

An extract is ______.
- the whole text
- a small part of a text ✓
- always the first chapter
'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' was written by ______.
- JK Rowling
- William Shakespeare
- Lewis Carroll ✓
The tone of a text is ______.
- the amount of characters
- the general mood or feeling ✓
- the level of sympathy the audience feels
In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', Alice declares she'd like to shut up like a ______.
- telescope ✓
- piece of paper
- wooden box
- pocket watch
Your second read through of an unseen extract should ______.
- establish whether you like the text
- establish key plot and character points
- consider the meaning of key phrases ✓
By contrasting the 'loveliest garden' with the 'dark hall', Carroll is suggesting that ______.
- Alice wants to stay in the hall
- Alice wants to get to the garden ✓
- Alice doesn't mind whether she stays or goes

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Use the first reading of an unseen extract to establish key information about plot, character and setting
Next, read the text more closely to consider the meaning of specific words and phrases
Writers use specific words and phrases to create a clear atmosphere

That you should immediately start trying to spot language devices when reading an unseen extract.

It's better to take the time to understand what is happening before starting to think about how the writer creates meaning.

Extract - a short passage taken from a text
Character - a person in a novel, play, or film
Tone - the general mood or feeling of a text
Contrast - to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them