Question

Read the following stanzas and do the activities:

A1. Choose the correct word from the brackets and complete the sentences:  (2)

1. The girl on the bus wore a _______. (crutch/new dress)
2. The lad seemed so ______.     (shy/calm)
3. The poet stopped to buy some _______. (books/sweets)
4. The poet wants the God to forgive him when he _______. (cheers/whines)

Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair I envied her, she seemed so gay, and I wished I was so fair When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed – a smile O God, forgive me when I whine I have two legs, the world is mine And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm I talked with him, he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm, And as I left he said to me “I thank you, you have been so kind” It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind O God forgive me when I whine I have two eyes, the world is mine.

A2. Complete the following web:  (2)

A3. Write the rhyming words for the following from the extract:  (1)

1. hair -  ______
2. mine - ______

Answer 1

A1. 

1. The girl on the bus wore a crutch.
2. The lad seemed so calm.
3. The poet stopped to buy some sweets.
4. The poet wants the God to forgive him when he whines.

A2.

A3. 

1. hair - fair
2. mine - whine