F2: Literature - Poem (My Hero)

^{(Stanza 1)}

^{My dad's as brave as a dad can be,}

^{I rate him Number One.}

^{He's not afraid of the dead of the night,}

^{Or anything under the sun.}

Which line suggests that the persona thinks of his father as the best?

• My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

• I rate him Number one

• He's not afraid of the dead of the night,

• Or anything under the sun.

^{(Stanza 1)}

^{My dad's as brave as a dad can be,}

^{I rate him Number One.}

^{He's not afraid of the dead of the night,}

^{Or anything under the sun.}

What is the meaning of 'the dead of the night'?

• The ghosts out there at night.

• The darkness and quietness of the night.

^{(Stanza 1)}

^{My dad's as brave as a dad can be,}

^{I rate him Number One.}

^{He's not afraid of the dead of the night,}

^{Or anything under the sun.}

What is the meaning of 'everything under the sun'?

• The things on earth that can be seen under the sun.

• Everything or anything at all.

^{(Stanza 2)}

^{He's not afraid of a late-night film,}

^{Full of horrors on the telly,}

^{And is he afraid of skeletons?}

^{Not dad, not on your nelly!}

In stanza 2, choose two things that the persona's father is NOT scared of?

• Horror films

• Skeletons

• Spider

^{(Stanza 2)}

^{He's not afraid of a late-night film,}

^{Full of horrors on the telly,}

^{And is he afraid of skeletons?}

^{Not dad, not on your nelly!}

What does 'not on your nelly!' means?

• Certainly NOT!

• That is true!

^{(Stanza 2)}

^{He's not afraid of a late-night film,}

^{Full of horrors on the telly,}

^{And is he afraid of skeletons?}

^{Not dad, not on your nelly!}

Which line mentions that there are many scary movies on the television?

• He's not afraid of a late-night film

• Full of horrors on the telly

• And is he afraid of skeletons?

• Not dad, not on your nelly!

^{(Stanza 3)}

^{He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,}

^{He'd even smile and greet' em,}

^{And things that scare most dads the most,}

^{My dad could just defeat 'em.}

What would persona's father do when he meets ghosts?

• He would kick them.

• He would smile and greet them.

• He would kill them.

• He would not be scared.

^{(Stanza 3)}

^{He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,}

^{He'd even smile and greet' em,}

^{And things that scare most dads the most,}

^{My dad could just defeat 'em.}

Which line suggests that his father will win against other fathers?

• He's not afraid of meeting ghosts

• He'd even smile and greet' em

• And things that scare most dads the most

• My dad could just defeat 'em

^{(Stanza 3)}

^{He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,}

^{He'd even smile and greet' em,}

^{And things that scare most dads the most,}

^{My dad could just defeat 'em.}

Which word in stanza 3 means "beat"?

• afraid

• greet

• scare

• defeat

^{(Stanza 4)}

^{He's not afraid of vampires,}

^{Or a wolf-man come to get him,}

^{If Frankenstein's monster knocked on your door,}

^{He wouldn't let it that upset him.}

Choose three scary creatures that are mentioned in stanza 4.

• vampires

• wolf-man

• dinosaurs

• Frankenstein's monster