Revision Questions – King Schahriar and His Brother

1. Write a summary in your own words of how Scheherazade is portrayed in the story. (1 or 2 sentences)

2. Find four words that have been used to describe Scheherazade.

3. How is King Schahriar depicted in the story? Write a summary in your own words (1 or 2 sentences)

4. What words have been used to describe King Schahriar?

5. What is Scheherazade’s relationship with her father like? Write in sentences and include quotes from the text (around 400 words)

6. Identify the Genre, Audience, Purpose and Style of the text:

7. Highlight in the text wherever a superlative has been used. What effect does the use of this language feature give?

8. Look at the language used in the story and comment on the use and effects of the technique or style.

9. In what ways do you think Scheherazade is a good female role model? Use quotes from the text and write between 300 – 400 words.

10. Go through the story and find three points you’d like to make about Scheherazade and King Schahriar and two points you’d like to make about The Grand Vizar and Dinarzade. Once you’ve decided on your points you need to find a piece of evidence to back them up and you need to explain why your point is relevant.

Character Point Evidence Explanation

Scheherazade

King Schahriar

Grand Vizar

Dinarzade