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Follower (Heaney) GCSE questions

Cover the answers and try these Follower (Heaney) checks first. The full quiz in the app includes hints.

How to use these

Write your answer, then check. If you miss one, open the Follower (Heaney) lesson before you retry.

Practice questions

Cover the answers and have a go first. Worked solutions are underneath.

Question 1 [1 mark]

The father is first seen as

Question 2 [1 mark]

The child

Question 3 [1 mark]

The last stanza

Question 4 [1 mark]

Technical diction

Common mistakes

Answers and working

Q1. an expert at the plough
Q2. stumbles, wants to grow into that skill
Q3. reverses: father stumbles after the son
Q4. shows respect for the work

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