Macbeth – ANSWERS
1. Match them up!
Draw a line to match the character and their name.
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
King Duncan
the witches
2. What’s the word?
Write the word under the pictures.
king
queen
frightened
knife
worried
servant
happy
feel terrible
danger
sleepwalking
frightened
danger
king
sleepwalking
worried
happy
knife
queen
feel terrible
servant
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3. What’s the order?
Watch the video and put the pictures in order.
8
5
1
3
10
6
9
2
7
4
4. True or false?
Circle True or False for these sentences.
a.
Three witches tell Macbeth that he will be the new King of Scotland.
true
false
b.
Lady Macbeth wants to be the queen.
true
false
c.
Macbeth is happy frightened about killing King Duncan.
true
false
d.
Macbeth thinks Banquo knows that he killed Duncan.
true
false
e.
Macbeth is not happy being king.
true
false
f.
Macbeth feels terrible about killing Duncan and Banquo.
true
false
g.
The witches tell Macbeth that he is not in danger.
true
false
h.
Lady Macbeth feels terrible about killing Duncan and Banquo.
true
false
i.
Macbeth now knows that the witches were telling the truth lying.
true
false
j.
Macbeth is killed by the witches army.
true
false
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5. Complete the sentences!
Children complete the sentences to retell the story in their own words. If this is
difficult for them, they can play the matching game under the video first to help.
The suggested answers below are just a guide – the exact wording will depend
on the child.
a. Three witches tell Macbeth that
he will be the new King of Scotland.
b. Lady Macbeth is very happy because she wants to be the queen.
c.
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to kill King Duncan.
d. Macbeth tells his servant to kill Banquo because he is worried that he knows he killed Duncan.
e. Macbeth feels terrible about killing Duncan and Banquo.
f.
The witches tell Macbeth that everything will be OK.
g. Lady Macbeth feels terrible because now she understands that it is wrong to kill.
h. An army attacks the castle and kills Macbeth.
6. Write and draw!
Children write about what job they would like to have when they grow up, and
draw a picture.
7. Think about it!
Children think about the questions and decide if they think it was a good idea for
Macbeth to listen to the witches and if they think it’s fair that they trick him.
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