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Question
Read the jumbled lines from the poem and rearrange them in correct order.
| 1. cinnamon, betel leaves |
| 2. and ginger and garlic” |
| 3. Go to Muthu’s |
| 4. My mother would say: |
| 5. and get some |
| 6. “Little boy Raj… |
| 7. And so I go to the shops |
| 8. singing all the way |
| 9. tomatoes and pickles” |
| 10. “Sesame seeds, onions |
| 11. I rattle off a list: |
| 12. what I’d want |
| 13. and when Muthu asks me |
| 14. my mother twists my ear |
| 15. and back home |
| 16. ouch! |
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Solution
| 4. My mother would say: |
| 6. “Little boy Raj… |
| 3. Go to Muthu’s |
| 5. and get some |
| 1. cinnamon, betel leaves |
| 2. and ginger and garlic.” |
| 7. And so I go to the shops |
| 8. singing all the way |
| 13. and when Muthu asks me |
| 12. what I’d want |
| 11. I rattle off a list: |
| 10. “Sesame seeds, onions |
| 9. tomatoes and pickles” |
| 15. And back home, |
| 14. My mother twists my ears |
| 16. Ouch! |
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