THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Comprehension Questions (Module 1)

1. About which war was "The Charge of the Light Brigade" written?
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2. According to the first stanza of "The Charge of the Light Brigade",
how many British forces rode into the battle?
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3. In stanza one, what does the phrase the Valley of Death refer to?
The valley where ________________________________/
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4. Why do you think the poet refers the valley as The Valley of
Death?
It is because the soldiers knew that
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5. Why did the soldiers ride to their death?
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6. In stanza 1, what was the light brigade ordered to do?
They were ordered to ___________________________________________________
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7. What kind of weapons did the Light Brigade have?
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8. What weapons did their opponents/enemies have?
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9. In stanza 2, what does the word dismayed suggest?
It means to
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10.
Did the British soldiers feel discouraged? Why?
No, they did not. It was because
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11.
In stanza 2, what does the line Someone had blundered
suggests?
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12.

Write the meanings of the following lines:

i. Theirs not to reply :
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ii.

Theirs not to reason why :

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iii.
Theirs but to do and die :
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13.
Who won the battle?
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14.
Give two adjectives to describe the six hundred men?
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15.
If you were in the army and your commander told you to fight
in a battle where you would most likely die, what would you do?
Why?
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16.
Do you believe that war is sometimes necessary? Why?
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17.
Is it noble to follow orders without asking questions? Why?
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SBS/SMKI/FEB 2016