23rd April: 'I shall satiate my ardent curiosity'

Question 1

‘I shall satiate my ardent curiosity’: who says this?

Answer 1

Robert Walton

Question 2

What does Robert Walton do?

Answer 2

Explorer

Question 3

What does he want to achieve?

Answer 3

Make a passage to the pole and discover how the poles work

Question 4

What does the quote mean? ‘I shall satiate my ardent curiosity’

Answer 4

I will satisfy my thirst for knowledge

Question 5

What technique is used here and why is it that technique?

Answer 5

It is a metaphor as it is describing his desire to satisfy his knowledge as quenching his thirst

Question 6

What types of word are ‘ardent curiosity’?

Answer 6

Adjective and abstract noun

Question 7

What is the meaning of ‘ardent’?

Answer 7

Burning

Question 8

Fill in the blanks: ‘I shall _______ my ______ curiosity’’

Answer 8

‘I shall satiate my ardent curiosity’

Question 9

Fill in the blanks: ‘I s___ _______ m__ ______ c________’’

Answer 9

‘I shall satiate my ardent curiosity’

Question 10

Fill in the blanks: ‘_ ___ _______ __ ______ ________’’

Answer 10

‘I shall satiate my ardent curiosity’