Comprehension Cards

Rust 3   11/14

1. The subject of this ballad about a person's life is....
A Heath Ledger

2. What do the words Joker and Dark Knight refer to...
B An acting role

3. Verse 2 and 3 relate information about Heath Ledger's...
C Origins, acting roles and rise to fame

4. Which of these roles did Ledger perform earliest?
A Surfer

5. Compared to Sydney and Perth, the roles Hearth Ledger performed in the US were...
C Uninteresting
B Plentiful and varied

6. What does the phase a well-known actor with all that it entails in Verse 3 allude to?
C The good and bad associated with stardom

7. Which movie title relates to the phase a brother and teller of tales?
A The Brothers Grimm

8. We can predict that, because Health Ledger worked hard to become a good actor, he would most likely try to...
A excel as a directer, too

9. The range of roles selected by Heath Ledger suggests that, as an actor, he was...
B Very Versatile

10. Which phase in Verse 4 relates the cause of the actor's death?
C 'Careless action'

11. The poet's purpose for using imagery connected to light is to...
B Illustrate that all life is brief
A Emphasise the Heath Ledger was a bright, young star when he died

12. Which statement below is an opinion, not fact?
B The Dark Knight was a bright light.

13. The pronoun they in Verse 5 refers to...
A Peer and friend
C Awards and accolades

14. Which phase indicates that Heath's performances continue to affect others?
His legacy lingers...