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Jabberwocky!

How well do you know this delightful 'nonsense' ballad? Most of the questions require you to complete a line or phrase from the poem. Have fun with an old favourite - and, if you don't know it so well, there are plenty of clues to help you guess.

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Category: Literature > Poetry Submitted By: dalfamnest

Question #1

Complete the alliteration in this evocative opening couplet: "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and _____ in the wabe."

Dance
Gimble
Tumble
Grumble
Coughocate

Question #2

This is the correct second couplet: "All mimsy were the mangroves, and the mome raths reached out."

True
False

Question #3

Which one of the following words is used to describe the Jabberwock?

Mimsy
Uffish
Frumious
Manxome
Frabjous

Question #4

Four of the following descriptions are used for the Jabberwock. Which one is not?

Jaws that bite
Claws that catch
Breath that burns
Burbled as it came
Eyes of flame

Question #5

The father warns his son to watch out for two other creatures: the _____.

Jubjub bird and Bandersnatch
Jubjub bird and Mome Rath
Mome Rath and Terrible Tumtum
Tumtum and Bandersnatch
Snicker-snack and Snark

Question #6

The word "vorpal" is used to describe the _____.

Father
Jabberwock's head
Hero's sword
Hero
Swamp

Question #7

The hero paused for a while. "So rested he by the _____ tree, and stood awhile in thought."

Jabberwock's
Sycamore
Mimsy
Old oak
Tumtum

Question #8

The hero finds the Jabberwock hiding in the tulgey wood.

True
False

Question #9

Several words invented in this poem are now included in English dictionaries. One is used to complete this quote. After slaying the monster, "He left it dead, and with its head he went _____ back."

Uffishly
A-chortling
Victoriously
A-gimbling
Galumphing

Question #10

Which one of the following is correct?

The hero "chortled at the Jabberwock".
The Jabberwock "came chortling through the tulgey wood".
The father "chortled in his joy".
The Bandersnatch "chortled frumiously".
The borogoves were "chortling in the wabe".

Question #11

The poem ends with a repeat of the first stanza.

True
False

Question #12

With this poem, the term "portmanteau" was introduced as a name for words which are combinations of two existing words.

True
False

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Jabberwocky!

Question #1

Complete the alliteration in this evocative opening couplet: "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and _____ in the wabe."

Question #2

This is the correct second couplet: "All mimsy were the mangroves, and the mome raths reached out."

Question #3

Which one of the following words is used to describe the Jabberwock?

Question #4

Four of the following descriptions are used for the Jabberwock. Which one is not?

Question #5

The father warns his son to watch out for two other creatures: the _____.

Question #6

The word "vorpal" is used to describe the _____.

Question #7

The hero paused for a while. "So rested he by the _____ tree, and stood awhile in thought."

Question #8

The hero finds the Jabberwock hiding in the tulgey wood.

Question #9

Several words invented in this poem are now included in English dictionaries. One is used to complete this quote. After slaying the monster, "He left it dead, and with its head he went _____ back."

Question #10

Which one of the following is correct?

Question #11

The poem ends with a repeat of the first stanza.

Question #12

With this poem, the term "portmanteau" was introduced as a name for words which are combinations of two existing words.

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Jabberwocky!

Question #1

Complete the alliteration in this evocative opening couplet: "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and _____ in the wabe."

Question #2

This is the correct second couplet: "All mimsy were the mangroves, and the mome raths reached out."

Question #3

Which one of the following words is used to describe the Jabberwock?

Question #4

Four of the following descriptions are used for the Jabberwock. Which one is not?

Question #5

The father warns his son to watch out for two other creatures: the _____.

Question #6

The word "vorpal" is used to describe the _____.

Question #7

The hero paused for a while. "So rested he by the _____ tree, and stood awhile in thought."

Question #8

The hero finds the Jabberwock hiding in the tulgey wood.

Question #9

Several words invented in this poem are now included in English dictionaries. One is used to complete this quote. After slaying the monster, "He left it dead, and with its head he went _____ back."

Question #10

Which one of the following is correct?

Question #11

The poem ends with a repeat of the first stanza.

Question #12

With this poem, the term "portmanteau" was introduced as a name for words which are combinations of two existing words.

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