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Form 2 : I Wonder
Lines from the poem Meaning
I wonder why the grass is
green,
The persona wonders why the grass has to be green.
And why the wind is never
seen?
The persona wonders why she can feel the wind but
cannot see it.
Who taught the birds to
build a nest,
The persona wonders how the birds know how to build a
nest.
And told the trees to take a
rest?
The persona wonders why the trees are always
standing straight and tall, never once sitting down to
have a rest.O, when the moon is not
quite round,
Where can the missing bit
be found?
At night, the persona sees the crescent moon and
wonders why it is not always round.
Who lights the stars, when
they blow out,
During the day, the persona cannot see the stars. So,
the persona wonders who light the stars at night.
And makes the lightning
flash about?
The persona wonders who causes the lightning to flash.
Who paints the rainbow in
the sky,
The persona wonders how the colourful rainbow
appears in the sky.
And hangs the fluffy clouds
so high?
The persona wonders who hangs the fluffy clouds up so
high in the sky.
Why is it now, do you
suppose,
That Dad wont tell me, if
he knows?
Finally, the persona wonders why his father does not
answer his questions. Maybe, his father does not know
the answers.
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The persona of the poem:
The persona is the voice in the poem (the person who might say
the lines
in the poem)
The persona might be an inquisitive child who observes the world
around
him.
Themes:
A childs curiosity. Children loves to ask questions about
anything that
they do not understand.
The wonders of nature . People who take time to stop and
appreciate
nature will find that nature is amazing.
Moral values :
There is an existence of God
Care for our environment
We must have a strong desire to learn a lot of knowledge.
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Exercise 1I Wonder
Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable
word.
The young boy is taking a walk in the park. As he walks, he
looks
__________ (1) him. He does not know why the _________ (2) is
green. He
can feel the wind but cannot _________ (3) it. He would like to
know who
teaches the __________ (4) to build nests on trees. He also
notices that the
moon is not always _________ (5). There are many questions on
his mind such
as why the __________ (6) clouds hand so high and why a rainbow
looks like it
is ________ (7) in the sky. If he asks his father all these
questions, he thinks
that his father will not tell him the ___________ (8).
Exercise 2I Wonder
Circle the correct answer.
1. When one is not sure of things, one ________.
A. believes
B. wonders
C. suggests
D. suspects
2. One can _______ the wind but not see it.
A. feel
B. sense
C. smell
D. touch
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3. A word that rhymes with rest is _________.
A. sees
B. look
C. best
D. pens
4. When is the moon round?
A. On a dark night
B. On a warm night
C. On a cold night
D. On a full moon night
5. To blow out is to _______.
A. appear
B. disappear
C. dazzle
D. sparkle
6. Lightning is likely to flash during a _________.
A. hazy day
B. heavy downpourC. thunderstorm
D. windy day
7. The word that means feathery in the poem is ________.
A. green
B. round
C. flash
D. fluffy
8. The persona thinks that his father will _________.
A. give him the answers later
B. not tell him the answers
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