Beaconhouse School System

Grade 8
English
Playscript: Brother in the Land

Questions:
Q1. Since you have learnt Show; don’t tell, describe the setting and mood of the first scene by writing a
short paragraph using show; don’t tell.
Q2. What is Danny’s attitude towards his younger brother, Ben?
Q3. Danny is supposed to be someone with a good sense of humour. Can you find a glimpse of his sense
of humour in scene 1? Quote an example

Act 1, Scene 2
1. What is the setting and mood of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What seems to be the reaction of Mr. Rhodes and the assembly towards each other based on the
dialogues?
3. Some of the words used in this act are given below. Infer their meanings from contextual clues.

Words Meanings inferred from contextual clues

Catastrophic

Jagged

Streak

Grimace

Obliterated

Huddled

Act 1, Scene 3
1. What do you think was Alec doing? How was his behavior linked to the previous scene?
2. Briefly describe the behavioural action/reaction of each of the three characters listed below. Use
adjectives for each based on their interaction in scene 2.
Character Description using adjectives on behavioral action/reaction of characters in Act
1, Scene 2

Sophie

Andrew

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 Beaconhouse School System
Grade 8
English
Playscript: Brother in the Land

Danny

Act 1, Scene 4
1. Even a basic knowledge of medicine would become invaluable. What does the word, ‘invaluable’
mean and what does the meaning of the sentence indicate about the prevailing circumstances?
2. Read what Renton tells others about the effects of nuclear radiations and write in your own words
what precautionary measures should be adopted by the characters of this play to keep themselves
safe.

Act 1, Scene 5

Mushroom cloud
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped
cloud of debris, smoke and usually condensed water
vapor resulting from a large explosion. The effect is most
commonly associated with a nuclear explosion, but any
sufficiently energetic detonation or deflagration will
produce the same effect.

At the moment of the explosion, the fireball is formed.

The ascending, roughly spherical mass of hot,
incandescent gases changes shape due to atmospheric
friction and cools its surface by energy radiation, turning
from a sphere to a violently rotating spheroidal vortex.

Think of the description of the mushroom cloud formed above the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Try to think about how reporters or eye witnesses must have described it instead of thinking
about scientific definitions or explanations. Write the description briefly in your own words from the
point of view of the eyewitnesses.

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