Adapting to Peers (Drill Activity)

1. Which of these lines taken from the poem indicates the reaction of the people to the action made by the rich neighbor?

• A. All interlopers here keep out.

• B. Still can't keep my curiosity, to trespass slyly with a peek.

• C. So it is right, my neighbor blocks intrusion to the house.

• D. Where my boys stumble on the ground.

2. Is the daughter to the well-to-do neighbor happy? Why?

• A. Yes, because she has all the riches in the world.

• B. Yes, because she feels safe inside the house.

• C. No, because she feels sick all the time.

• D. No, because it is happier to be with neighbors.

3. What does the poem "My Neighbor" teach us?

• A. Friends make our life colorful and blissful.

• B. Friends make our life complicated.

• C. Friends make our life miserable.

• D. Friends make the world go around.

4. The following are synonyms of the word "Interloper" EXCEPT;

• A. Intruder

• B. Stranger

• C. Trespasser

• D. Scavenge

5. How do you differentiate the lifestyle of the neighbor's daughter from that of the boys?

• A. The neighbor's daughter is sad while the boys are happy.

• B. The neighbor's daughter is happy while the boys are sad.

• C. The neighbor's daughter loves to be with the boys.

• D. The neighbor's daughter and the boys are happy.

6. What is the mood of the poem "My Neighbor"?

• A. Happy

• B. Sad

• C. Gloomy

• D. Angry

7. Describe the attitude of the well-to-do man towards his neighbors.

• A. The rich man is very accommodating

• B. The rich man loves his neighbors.

• C. The rich man doesn't want his neighbors around.

• D. The rich man doesn't want his neighbors.

8. In spite of high walls and tall gate, what did the narrator discover? What lines in the poem show the narrator's discovery?

• A. So know how each lush flower bed is sprayed by hoses in the sun.

• B. So it is right, my neighbor blocks suspect intrusion to his house.

• C. Still can't keep my curiosity to trespass slyly with a peek.

• D. My neighbors bought years ago a house and lot.

9. Which stanza of the poem show the result of having parents who are overprotective?

• A. 1st and 2nd Stanza

• B. 3rd Stanza

• C. 4th Stanza

• D. 5th Stanza

10. The term "urchin" in the 3rd Stanza refers to.

• A. Sea Animals

• B. Neighbors

• C. The daughter

• D. The well- to -do