VERSION B · Bac pro · B1 (lighter version)

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. Where does the play take place?
  2. Who is Abigail?
  3. Who does Abigail accuse?
  4. Who is the judge?
  5. What does Proctor refuse to sign?
  6. What does the play compare Salem with?
Model answers
  1. In Salem, in 1692.
  2. A young girl; she loves John Proctor.
  3. Elizabeth Proctor.
  4. Danforth.
  5. A false confession.
  6. America in the 1950s and McCarthyism.

Question forms: ask the question

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

  1. The trials were in 1692.
  2. Abigail loves John Proctor.
  3. Proctor tears the paper because he wants to keep his name.
  4. The girls danced in the forest.
Answer key
  1. When were the trials?
  2. Who does Abigail love?
  3. Why does Proctor tear the paper?
  4. Where did the girls dance?
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