Poem: MY HERO

^{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 'anything under the sun'?

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

• Everything or anything at all.

^{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!

^{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

^{He's not afraid of vampires,}

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

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

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

Which word in stanza 4 that means 'make someone feel worried, unhappy or angry'?

• afraid

• monster

• knocked

• upset

^{My dad’s brave as a dad can be,}

^{And he’s always ready to prove it.}

^{So why, when a spider’s in the bath,}

^{Does Mum have to come and remove it?}

Based on these 2 lines that are underlined above, choose three suitable adjectives to describe the persona's feelings.

• curious

• angry

• surprised

• strange

^{My dad’s brave as a dad can be,}

^{And he’s always ready to prove it.}

^{So why, when a spider’s in the bath,}

^{Does Mum have to come and remove it?}

Based on this stanza, does the boy still respects his father?

• Yes, he still respects his father. He may wonder why his father was scared of a spider but he learns that everyone has weaknesses. , He still thinks that his father is the best and respects him.

• No, he does not. He thinks that his father is not so brave because the father shows that he has weakness. That made him lose respect towards his father.

^{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 does the dad do when he meets the ghosts?

• ask them to join watch tv

• tell mom to get rid of them

• knock the door

• smile and greet them

Who would the persona call to remove spider in the bath tub?

• Grandma

• Mom

• Son's wife

• the son

^{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 night”?

• the night is died

• quietest and darkest part of the night

• no one goes out at night

• night is not alive

Who do you think the persona is talking to about his father? Why?

• To friends because he wants to show off

• To mom because to show father is not brave

• To teacher because to make teacher jealous

• To friends because he wants to say that his father is the best