Poem Form 2 Exercise

NAME:
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CLASS:
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LITERATURE
POEM:
ENGLISH F2 EXERCISE
I WONDER (by Jeannie Kirby)
Write down what you understand from each line of the poem.
I WONDER
By Jeannie Kirby
I wonder why the grass is green,
The persona is thinking about the reason

why grass is green in colour.
And why the wind is never seen?
Who taught the birds to build a nest,

And told the trees to take a rest?
O, when the moon is not quite round,
Where can the missing bit be found?
Who lights the stars, when they blow out,
And makes the lightning flash about?
Who paints the rainbow in the sky,
And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?
Why is it now, do you suppose,
That Dad wont tell me, if he knows?
NAME:
______________________________________________
CLASS:
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LITERATURE
ENGLISH F2 EXERCISE
Circle your answer.

B. What does the use of the word wonder
in the poem show?
2. The phrase how the wind looks like

tells us that the writer is.
A. thinking
B. solving problems
C. making silly remarks
D. feeling of shock
A. curious
B. confused
C. passionate
D. angry
3. What is hanging according to the persona?
4. In this poem, the persona is a
A. stars
B. clouds
C. rainbow
D. wind
A. man
B. child
C. woman
D. father
5. The persona is enthusiastic in
6. What is the best title for to replace I

wonder if you have to?
A. exploring the nature

B. finding out if his dad knows anything
C. looking at the sky
D. finding out more about the moon
7. The title of the poem implies that the

persona has
A. desire to know
B. very little patience
C. a lot anger
D. no desire to know
A. I am Lost
B. Oh My God
C. Please Answer Me
D. Please Help Me
8. Who is the persona disappointed with?
A. God
B. Her mother
C. Her father
D. Nature
9. What is invisible?
10. The word fluffy means
A. The lightning
B. The wind
C. The clouds
D. The moon
A. light
B. feathery
C. thin
D. crispy
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CLASS:
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LITERATURE
11. The phrase blow out means
A. explode
B. brighten
C. disappear
D. appear
13. In the fourth couplet, the word they refers
to the
A. lights
B. stars
C. moon
D. rainbow
ENGLISH F2 EXERCISE
12. What is the persona wondering about

the birds?
A. How the birds can fly
B. How they can build their nests
C. Why they are so small
D. Why they cannot talk
14. How does the rainbow look like?
A. hanging
B. fluffy
C. painted
D. round
15. Two pairs of rhyming words from the

poem.
16. Which characteristics will allow a child

to learn more?
A. fluffy- clouds
B. round- found
C. lightning-flash
D. birds-build
A. Being lazy
B. Being curious
C. A happy go lucky attitude
D. Always being suspicious
17. What does the use of the word wonder in

the poem indicate?
18. What is the poem about?
A. the reality of life

B. magical happenings
C. man is always thinking
D. the creation of nature
19. The half moon is seen as

A. something not normal
B. a completed puzzle
C. a puzzle missing some of its pieces
D. a round object
A. Our world is mysterious and that there

are so many crazy people.
B. We are living in a world that really does
not have any answers.
C. We must try to find questions and
answers all the time.
D. Our world is mysterious and there are
so many unanswered questions
20. The poem somehow portrays the
thinking of a child
A. who thinks about unnecessary things in
life
B. who is really bored with life
C. who generalises everything using his
own concept
D. who is very pampered and spoilt by the
parents.
NAME:
______________________________________________
CLASS:
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LITERATURE
ENGLISH F2 EXERCISE
21. What can you say about the persona in the

poem?
22. Which phrase show human

characteristics in non-living things?
A. Worried about the animals

B. sensitive and alert about nature
C. angry with his father for being fierce.
D. sensitive about his father.
A. Birds build a nest

B. the trees to take a rest
C. the grass is green
D. wind is never seen
1. Who is the persona in the poem?

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2. List three things that the persona is wondering about.
i.
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ii.
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iii.
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3. What does the title of the poem imply about the persona?
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4.
(a) Can a tree take a rest?

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(b) What does the poet really mean when she says that the trees take a rest?
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5. Identify a phrase/ line that shows human characteristics in non-living things.

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6. What is the word from the poem that means to make something look bright?
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7. What does the word missing bit refers to?
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8. Explain in your own words, what you understand by the last two lines of the poem.
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9. The poem somehow portrays the thinking of a child. Describe the characteristics of the
child.
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10. What is the mood of the poem?
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11. State one moral value found in the poem.
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NAME:
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CLASS:
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LITERATURE
ENGLISH F2 EXERCISE

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NAME:

I WONDER (by Jeannie Kirby)

I wonder why the grass is green,

The persona is thinking about the reason

And why the wind is never seen?

Who taught the birds to build a nest,

And makes the lightning flash about?

Who paints the rainbow in the sky,

And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?

Why is it now, do you suppose,

That Dad wont tell me, if he knows?

Circle your answer.

2. The phrase how the wind looks like

3. What is hanging according to the persona?

4. In this poem, the persona is a

5. The persona is enthusiastic in

6. What is the best title for to replace I

A. exploring the nature

7. The title of the poem implies that the

10. The word fluffy means

12. What is the persona wondering about

15. Two pairs of rhyming words from the

16. Which characteristics will allow a child

17. What does the use of the word wonder in

18. What is the poem about?

A. the reality of life

19. The half moon is seen as

A. Our world is mysterious and that there

21. What can you say about the persona in the

22. Which phrase show human

A. Worried about the animals

A. Birds build a nest

1. Who is the persona in the poem?

(a) Can a tree take a rest?

5. Identify a phrase/ line that shows human characteristics in non-living things.

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