Class 2 English Literature Lesson 01
Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions:
A Mortifying Mistake by Anna Maria Pratt
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| Credit : allpoetry.com |
I studied my tables over and over
And backward and forward too
But I couldn't remember six times nine
And I didn't know what to do
'Til my sister told me to play with my doll
And not to bother my head
"If you call her 'Fifty-four' for awhile
You'll learn it by heart', she said.
So I took my favourite, Mary Anne,
Though I thought 'twas a dreadful shame
To give such a perfectly lovely child
Such a perfectly horrible name,
And I called her my little Fifty-four
A hundred times 'til I knew
The answer of six times nine
As well as the answer of two times two.
Next day, Elizabeth Wigglesworth,
Who always acted so proud
Said, "Six times nine is fifty-two,
And I nearly laughed out loud
But I wished I hadn't when teacher said,
"Now Dorothy, tell if you can."
For I thought of my doll and sakes alive!
I answered, "Mary Anne!"
Word Meanings
'til = until bother = (here) not to worry
'twas = it was
dreadful = very bad
perfectly = (here) one who thinks they know everything
Exercise
- Comprehension
A. Write T for true and F for false
1. Dorothy studied her tables only once._______
2. She couldn’t remember six times nine. ______
3. Her mother tell told her to call her doll ”fifty-four”. ______
4. Elizabeth Wigglesworth always acted proud._______
5. Dorothy finally gave the correct answer to her teacher.______
B. Answer the questions given below in your words :
1. What could Dorothy not remember?
2. What did Dorothy’s sister tell her to do?
3. What did Dorothy think was a “dreadful shame’?
4. Why did Dorothy laugh out loud?
5. What answer did Dorothy give to her teacher?
- Vocabulary
A. Write the opposites of the word given below. Choose words from the box:
1. Backward = __________
2. Remember =________
3. Little = _________
4. Answer = _______
5. Always = ________
6. Proud = ________
[ forget, question, never, forward, humble, huge ]
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