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1984 Chapter One: Worksheet & Summary

The document summarizes chapter one of the novel "1984" through a series of exercises that test the reader's comprehension of key facts, events, characters and themes. The exercises include multiple choice and true/false questions about details of the story, as well as fill-in-the-blank questions about vocabulary words and identifying examples of literary devices used in an excerpt from the text.

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1984 Chapter One: Worksheet & Summary

The document summarizes chapter one of the novel "1984" through a series of exercises that test the reader's comprehension of key facts, events, characters and themes. The exercises include multiple choice and true/false questions about details of the story, as well as fill-in-the-blank questions about vocabulary words and identifying examples of literary devices used in an excerpt from the text.

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  • Exercise Two: True/False Questions: Contains true/false questions aimed at assessing comprehension and accuracy of understanding regarding events and details in the text.
  • Exercise 1: Facts: Presents fact-based questions related to the text, requiring identification and critical thinking about specific details.

1984

Chapter One: Worksheet


Exercise 1 : Facts

Highlight one of the options

1. Winston Smith is 45/39/42 years old.


2. Winston Smith lives in a place called the Ministry of Truth/Victory Mansions/Eurasia.
3. The world of 1984 is divided into three/four/two superpowers.
4. Winston is a(n) official/leader/president in the Party.
5. O’Brien is someone whom Winston believes could think like him/differently to him.
6. The Party monitors the proles more/less than the party officials.
7. The chapter introduces a dark-haired woman whom Winston despises/adores/reveres.

Exercise Two: True or False Questions

Decide if the statements below are true or false

1. Airstrip One is the name of the country where Winston lives. True/False
2. Winston looks at O’Brien during the Two Minutes Hate. True/False
3. One of the party’s slogans is ‘Ignorance is Love.’ True/False
4. Goldstein is the focus of Winston’s hate during the Two Minutes Hate. True/False
5. Winston’s act of buying a diary is acceptable in Airstrip One. True/False
6. Self-expression is not tolerated in the World of 1984. True/False
7. After he has written in his diary, Winston feels satisfied and relaxed. True/False
8. The telescreen has a completely pervasive view of Winston’s house. True/False

Exercise Three: Comprehension Questions

1. Why is April 4th 1984 such a significant date in the novel?


2. What is Winston’s first overt act of rebellion in the novel?
3. How is London depicted in the opening chapter of 1984?
4. What does O’Brien look like?
5. What did Goldstein do before he became an enemy of the Party and a counter-revolutionary?

Exercise Four: Vocabulary

1. The Fiction Department a) Where Winston bought his diary.


2. A narrow scarlet sash b) What Winston is trying to put into words.
3. The interminable restless monologue c) A 300 meter high building where Winston works.
4. 1984 d) A part of Winston’s house the telescreen cannot see.
5. A slummy quarter of the town e) A symbol of the Anti-Sex League.
6. The Two Minutes Hate f) An important building that has no windows.
7. An alcove g) The uncertain time in which the narrative unfolds.
8. The Ministry of Love h) Where Winston encounter O’Brien and Julia.
9. The Ministry of Truth i) Where Julia, the dark-haired girl, works.

Literary Devices

Hyperbole Juxtaposition Alliteration Simile Personification Paradox

1. ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.’ (pg 3) _________
2. ‘A helicopter…hovered for an instant like a bluebottle. (pg 4) _________
3. ‘WAR IS PEACE’ (pg 6) _________
4. ‘A kind of senile silliness.’ (pg 16) ____________
5. ‘All subsequent crimes against the party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage, …’ (15) _________
6. ‘His sub-machine gun roaring.’ (pg 20)

1984 Chapter One: Worksheet Exercise 1 : Facts Highlight one of the options 1. Winston Smith is 45/39/42 years old. 2. Winsto

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