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Oral questioning

How it works

The teacher, or a student, asks the questions. Answer in full sentences, then ask a follow-up question to your partner. Change roles every three questions.

Questions to answer orally

  1. Who are the witches?
  2. What do they tell Macbeth?
  3. Who wants Macbeth to kill the king?
  4. What does Macbeth see before the murder?
  5. Whose ghost does Macbeth see?
  6. Who kills Macbeth at the end?
Model answers
  1. Three strange women who tell the future.
  2. That he will be king.
  3. Lady Macbeth.
  4. A dagger in the air.
  5. Banquo's ghost.
  6. Macduff.

Question forms: ask the question

Write the question that matches each answer. The underlined words are the answer.

  1. Macbeth kills the king.
  2. The witches meet on the heath.
  3. Lady Macbeth washes her hands because she feels guilty.
  4. The play was written around 1606.
Answer key
  1. Who does Macbeth kill?
  2. Where do the witches meet?
  3. Why does Lady Macbeth wash her hands?
  4. When was the play written?
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