Poem :excuse , excuse

What is happening at the beginning of the poem

• I don’t know

• Blenkinsopp is late for his pe class

• His grandmother is dead

• Not ironed his kit

Why is the poem called : excuses, excuses

• The poem is called excuses,excuses! Because blenkinsopp has already excuse for everything, right from the reason for his being late to why his pe isn’t ironed

• I don’t know

• He didn’t ironed his kit

• He was sleeping

What did you find unusual about blenkinsopp ‘s excuse

• Kit not ironed

• I don’t know

• Grandmothers is dead

• Blenkinsopp’s excuse seem unusual because his grandmother has died four or more times

Do you think Blenkinsopp was telling the truth or not ? give reasons for your viewpoint

• I don't know

• yes , because bad hand

• Possibly, because his grandmother would usually iron his uniform for him and now she is dead and so there is no one to iron it for him

• no

what does Blenkinsopp say his attitude was to the math test ??

• I don't know

• Blenkinsopp was looking forward to the math test. He was absent as he had to go to the dentist

• happy

• sad

why does Blenkinsopp say he can't line up for PE

• BECAUSE his grandmother is dead

• kit not ironed

• he was with the dentist

• Blenkinsopp did not have his PE kit. so he didn’t line up for the class

how does Blenkinsopp finally outwit the teacher ?

• Blenkinsopp tells his teacher that his uniform couldn’t be ironed as he had a bad hand and his grandmother who usually ironed it for him was dead

• I don't know

what do you learn about the character of Blenkinsopp's teacher

• Blenkinsopp's teacher could be strict

• Blenkinsopp’s teacher could be outwitted easily