Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972) · Part 1

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A FILM VIEWING ASSIGNMENT · PART ONE

Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland

The 1972 film · The first 25 minutes

Follow the White Rabbit. Notice the little things.
Answer as Wonderland unfolds.

25 questions10 scenes34 film stills
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Alice looks through the little doorway.

Watch, listen, and look closely. Choose one answer for each multiple-choice question and complete the missing words. Pictures may offer clues. Some automatic subtitles are inaccurate: listen carefully.

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SCENE 01 / 10

Down the rabbit hole

Follow closely. Wonderland begins with a question.

Alice follows the White Rabbit.
01 Alice follows the White Rabbit.
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The long fall.
02 The long fall.
A different view of the descent.
03 A different view of the descent.
Two possible destinations. Automatic subtitles may contain errors.
04 Two possible destinations. Automatic subtitles may contain errors.
01 Who does Alice follow into the rabbit hole?

02 Which two countries does Alice mention while falling down the rabbit hole?

SCENE 02 / 10

Things to notice on the way down

Listen for names, labels and curious questions.

Shelves of crockery in the rabbit hole.
05 Shelves of crockery in the rabbit hole.
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A line to listen for.
06 A line to listen for.
Alice remembers her cat. The automatic subtitle misspells the name.
07 Alice remembers her cat. The automatic subtitle misspells the name.
A question about cats.
08 A question about cats.
03 Complete Alice’s sentence:
“No, only tea things and .”

04 What is the name of Alice’s cat?

05 Complete Alice’s question:
“But do cats eat , I wonder?”

SCENE 03 / 10

A door into Wonderland

Notice how the camera makes ordinary objects seem extraordinary.

The White Rabbit.
09 The White Rabbit.
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The Rabbit’s anxious exclamation.
10 The Rabbit’s anxious exclamation.
Alice bends towards the small door.
11 Alice bends towards the small door.
A first glimpse through the door.
12 A first glimpse through the door.
Looking through the doorway.
13 Looking through the doorway.
Curiosity at the threshold.
14 Curiosity at the threshold.
A change of expression.
15 A change of expression.
06 Complete the White Rabbit’s exclamation:
“Oh, my ears and ! How late it’s getting.”

SCENE 04 / 10

The mysterious bottle

Read the label, then watch what changes.

Alice examines the bottle.
16 Alice examines the bottle.
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A closer look at the label.
17 A closer look at the label.
Alice pauses to inspect the bottle before drinking.
18 Alice pauses to inspect the bottle before drinking.
Alice beside the table.
19 Alice beside the table.
Alice describes the change.
20 Alice describes the change.
07 Fill in the two missing words:
The label on the bottle says “ .”

08 What does Alice check before drinking from the bottle?

09 What happens when Alice drinks from the bottle?

10 Complete Alice’s sentence:
“I must be shutting up like a .”

SCENE 05 / 10

The forgotten key

Look at Alice, the table and the door together.

Alice is now small beside the curtains.
21 Alice is now small beside the curtains.
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The table seen from above.
22 The table seen from above.
11 What did Alice forget?

12 Why can Alice no longer reach the key?

SCENE 06 / 10

The little cake

Another instruction. Another change.

The words on the cake.
23 The words on the cake.
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Alice underneath the table.
24 Alice underneath the table.
Alice and the tabletop from above.
25 Alice and the tabletop from above.
13 Fill in the two missing words:
The words written on the cake are “ .”

14 What happens when Alice eats the cake?

SCENE 07 / 10

The Rabbit returns

Listen to the songs and watch what is left behind.

The Rabbit meets a much larger Alice.
26 The Rabbit meets a much larger Alice.
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After the Rabbit leaves.
27 After the Rabbit leaves.
Alice sings in the long hall.
28 Alice sings in the long hall.
15 Complete the line from the White Rabbit’s song:
“…now that I have my and my .”

16 What did the rabbit leave behind?

17 Complete the phrase Alice sings:
“ and …”

SCENE 08 / 10

The Pool of Tears

What seems to be ordinary water has an unusual source.

Alice changes size again.
29 Alice changes size again.
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Alice encounters the Mouse in the pool.
30 Alice encounters the Mouse in the pool.
18 What happens to Alice after she picks up the things the rabbit left behind?

19 What created the Pool of Tears?

20 Why did Alice believe the Mouse might not understand English?

SCENE 09 / 10

Prizes for everyone

Pay attention to who gives a prize and who receives one.

Alice distributes prizes to the animals.
31 Alice distributes prizes to the animals.
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Alice, the Mouse and the Dodo.
32 Alice, the Mouse and the Dodo.
21 What prizes did the animals receive from Alice?

22 What did the Mouse suggest to the Dodo?

23 What prize does Alice receive?

SCENE 10 / 10

Alone, then called by another name

One conversation sends the animals away; another brings the Rabbit back.

Alice sits alone.
33 Alice sits alone.
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The White Rabbit returns.
34 The White Rabbit returns.
24 Why was Alice all alone?

25 What does the Rabbit call Alice?

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PAUSE HERE · END OF PART ONE

Curiouser and curiouser.

You have reached the moment when the Rabbit calls Alice “Mary Ann”. Review your answers before continuing the film.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972) · Viewing assignment, Part 1
Film stills and dialogue supplied for this classroom activity. Book connection: Lewis Carroll, chapters I–IV.

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