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Books Quiz - Genre - Childrens Literature 3 (Questions)

Children’s literature uses stories, language, and images to help young readers think about feelings, choices, and the world around them in a safe, imaginative way.

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Fascinating Fact:

Animal or magical characters often work as symbols, making difficult emotions or moral questions easier to explore.

In Specialist Books quizzes on children’s literature, you study how writers shape stories for young readers, looking at narrative voice, character, setting, and theme, and how these choices influence meaning.

Key Terms

Children’s literature: Writing created mainly for young readers, with language, themes, and storylines designed to match their stage of development.
Protagonist: The main character in a story, whose experiences, choices, and feelings the reader usually follows most closely.
Theme: The central idea or message explored in a text, such as growing up, friendship, loss, or fairness.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What makes children’s literature different from adult fiction?

Children’s literature usually has clearer plots, age-appropriate language, and themes that connect with young readers’ lives, while adult fiction often uses more complex structures and mature subject matter.

How can I analyse characters in children’s literature?

To analyse characters, consider what they want, how they change, what problems they face, and how their actions and dialogue reveal themes or moral questions in the story.

Why are fantasy and talking animals common in children’s books?

Fantasy settings and talking animals create distance from real life, which helps young readers explore difficult ideas, such as fear or injustice, in a way that feels safe and engaging.

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[ ]	The Mad Hatter
[ ]	The March Hare
[ ]	The Red Queen
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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, how is Colin Roy Campbell better known?

[ ]	The Black Fox
[ ]	The Grey Fox
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The 1898 book Moonfleet, by J Meade Falkner, is set in a fishing village in which county?

[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Devon
[ ]	Dorset
[ ]	Somerset

What is the name of the pirate who features in J M Ballantyne's 1857 novel Coral Island?

[ ]	Billy Bones
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In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid nurses an egg that hatches into what type of dragon?

[ ]	Danish Hunchback
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[ ]	Norwegian Ridgeback
[ ]	Swedish Humpback

In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Augustus Gloop is sucked up by a glass pipe into where?

[ ]	The Chocolate Room
[ ]	The Fudge Room
[ ]	The Gobstopper Room
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Which poet wrote the 1968 novel The Iron Man?

[ ]	Ted Hughes
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[ ]	Green Eggs and Bacon
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Books Quiz - Genre - Childrens Literature 3 (Answers)

What is the title of Jacqueline Wilson's 1999 book narrated by a girl called Dolphin?

[ ]	The Illustrated Daughter
[ ]	The Illustrated Dad
[x]	The Illustrated Mum
[ ]	The Illustrated Sister

It won the 2000 Guardian Award

In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, which character claims to have believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast?

[ ]	The Mad Hatter
[ ]	The March Hare
[ ]	The Red Queen
[x]	The White Queen

The White Queen offers Alice "jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam to-day" and this phrase has entered the English language to mean an unfulfilled promise

In Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, how is Colin Roy Campbell better known?

[ ]	The Black Fox
[ ]	The Grey Fox
[x]	The Red Fox
[ ]	The Silver Fox

Red Fox is a Scotsman loyal to the crown, who is shot dead

The 1898 book Moonfleet, by J Meade Falkner, is set in a fishing village in which county?

[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Devon
[x]	Dorset
[ ]	Somerset

The young hero becomes involved with a gang of smugglers

What is the name of the pirate who features in J M Ballantyne's 1857 novel Coral Island?

[ ]	Billy Bones
[ ]	Black Bob
[ ]	Black Dog
[x]	Bloody Bill

Billy Bones and Black Dog are characters from Treasure Island

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid nurses an egg that hatches into what type of dragon?

[ ]	Danish Hunchback
[ ]	Finnish Stickleback
[x]	Norwegian Ridgeback
[ ]	Swedish Humpback

His name is Norbert

In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Augustus Gloop is sucked up by a glass pipe into where?

[ ]	The Chocolate Room
[x]	The Fudge Room
[ ]	The Gobstopper Room
[ ]	The Toffee Room

Augustus is a greedy child and the first to be expelled from the tour when he ignores Willy Wonka's instructions

Which poet wrote the 1968 novel The Iron Man?

[x]	Ted Hughes
[ ]	Roger McGough
[ ]	Andrew Motion
[ ]	Stevie Smith

In the USA the book's title was changed to The Iron Giant to avoid any confusion with their comic book character