Year 10 Fiction Extract – The Rocking-Horse Winner (D.H. Lawrence)
Year 10EnglishComprehension pack5 pages
The ending of D.H. Lawrence's 'The Rocking-Horse Winner', a story about a boy who believes he can predict horse-race winners by riding his rocking horse. The worksheet guides students from a first reading to close analysis of language, viewpoint and structure.
What it covers
- Summarising and forming impressions of characters
- Tragedy and irony – including the title
- Viewpoint: why we see the mother's inner thoughts
- Language techniques (simile, 'eyes like blue stones') and their effects
- Setting and atmosphere; the impact of a short final line
Who it's for
Year 10 students (age 14–15) preparing for GCSE English Language Paper 1 and literature analysis.
How to use it
Annotate the extract first, then answer the questions using short embedded quotations.
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