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In Watership Down, Fiver was the rabbit who had prophetic dreams.

Genre - Childrens Literature 2

Children’s literature mixes imagination with real-life themes, giving young readers exciting stories, memorable characters, and ideas they can understand and talk about.

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Fascinating Fact:

Features such as illustrations, chapter headings, and clear layout support understanding and guide younger readers.

In Specialist Books quizzes on children’s literature, you explore how writers shape stories for young readers, comparing themes, characters, and styles, and seeing how books support growing reading confidence.

Key Terms

Children’s fiction: Stories written mainly for young readers, with clear plots, suitable language, and themes they can relate to.
Picture book: A book in which images work alongside the words to tell the story and help the reader follow events.
Chapter book: A longer children’s book divided into chapters so readers can pause between sections and build reading stamina.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are common features of children’s literature?

Children’s literature often has strong characters, clear storylines, and themes such as friendship, family, and courage, all presented in language that matches the age and experience of young readers.

How do I analyse children’s literature in a quiz?

When analysing children’s literature, look at who the story is written for, how the narrator speaks, which themes are explored, and how the writer uses character, setting, and dialogue to engage young readers.

What age range does children’s literature usually cover?

Children’s literature normally covers early years through to early teens, including board books and picture books for the youngest readers and longer novels for older children and young adolescents.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

In Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books, what type of animal is Gub-Gub?

A donkey

A pig

A rabbit

A seal

He also appears in Gub-Gub's Book, An Encyclopaedia of Food

2 .

In The Wind in the Willows, Toad escapes from prison disguised as a what?

Barge woman

Engine driver

Gypsy

Washerwoman

He's helped by the gaoler's daughter

3 .

In Richard Adams's Watership Down, what is the name of the rabbit who has prophetic dreams?

Blackberry

Dandelion

Fiver

Hazel

He foresees the warren's imminent destruction

4 .

What did the Reverend W Awdry call his series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine?

The Engine Series

The Railway Series

The Sodor Series

The Thomas Series

The series contains 42 books in all - 26 written by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and 16 by his son, Christopher Awdry

5 .

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in which century?

17th

18th

19th

20th

The book is a scathing satire on the racist society in the USA at the time

6 .

In Edward Lear's nonsense poem, The Owl and the Pussy-cat, the title characters sail away to the land where what grows?

The Bong-tree

The Dong-tree

The Gong-tree

The Pong-tree

It's where the Piggy-wig lives

7 .

In Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books, what is the name of the boy who talks all the time?

Babbling Bob

Chattering Charles

Jabbering Joe

Rabbiting Rupert

Bob only appears in one of the books - Horrid Henry's Birthday Party in which he is a guest

8 .

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, who gives Dorothy the silver slippers?

The Good Witch of the East

The Good Witch of the North

The Good Witch of the South

The Good Witch of the West

The shoes had previously been worn by the Wicked Witch of the East who had been killed when Dorothy's house landed on top of her!

9 .

Who wrote the book of stories The Happy Prince and Other Tales?

Graham Greene

Somerset Maugham

George Bernard Shaw

Oscar Wilde

The book contains five stories in all - The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket

10 .

In R D Blackmore's novel Lorna Doone, what is the profession of the hero, John Ridd?

Blacksmith

Clergyman

Doctor

Farmer

Ridd is the son of a farmer who was murdered by one of the notorious Doone clan, of which Lorna is a member

Author: Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)