FORM 2I WONDER

Exercise 1 Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word. The poem is about a child wondering of nature. As he walks he looks ____________ (1) him. He does not know why the __________ (2) is green, and the wind can be ___________ (3) but not seen. He would like to know who teaches the birds to build the __________(4). He also notices that the moon is not always ____________(5). There are so many ______________ (6) on his mind, such as who __________(7) clouds so high and who ______________ (8) the rainbow in the sky. If he ________ (9) his father all these questions, he wonders why his father will not tell him the ______________ (10).

Exercise 2 Questions 1 – 10 are based on the extract from the poem ‘I WONDER’.

1. What does the use of the word „wonder‟ in the poem show? A. thinking B. solving problems C. making silly remarks D. feeling of shock

2. The phrase „…how the wind looks like‟ tells us that the writer is…. A. curious B. confused C. passionate D. angry

3. What is „hanging‟ according to the persona? A. stars B. clouds C. rainbow D. wind

4. Which word means –„to make something look bright‟? A. paints B. hangs C. lights D. makes

5. 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

6. State one value that we can learn from the poem? A. Nature should be appreciated B. Nature should be left alone C. We must not be so curious

D. We should not ask too many questions.

7. Who is the persona disappointed with? A. God B. Her mother C. Her father D. Nature

8. What is invisible? A. The lightning B. The wind C. The clouds D. The moon

9. The word „fluffy‟ means… A. light B. feathery C. thin D. crispy

10. Two pairs of rhyming words from the poem. A. fluffy- clouds B. round- found

C. lightning-flash D. birds-build

Exercise 3 Read the poem `I Wonder’ and answer the questions that follow.

1. Who is the persona in the poem? _____________________________________________________ 2. What is the poem about? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What does the persona find puzzling about the birds? ___________________________________________________________

4. Which phrase in the extract shows that the persona is inquisitive about nature? _____________________________________________________ 5. Based on the poem, what element of Nature can be felt but can never be seen? _____________________________________________________

6. How would you feel if your questions are not answered? __________________________________________________________