Comprehension Questions: 'Today Was Not My Day at All'

What is the title of the poem?

• Today Was Not My Day at All

• A Very Lucky Day

• The Best Day Ever

• My Wonderful Thursday

According to the poem, what happened to the speaker’s glasses?

• They were lost

• They were smashed

• They were cleaned

• They were given away

What did the speaker brush their teeth with?

• Toothpaste

• Soap

• Shaving cream

• Water

What did the toaster fail to do?

• Toast the bread

• Toast the toast

• Toast the bagel

• Toast the muffin

What did the speaker find at the bottom of their stew?

• A worm

• A beetle

• A fly

• A spider

What happened when the speaker walked?

• They tripped over a rock

• They walked into a doorknob

• They fell down the stairs

• They bumped into a wall

What pecked the speaker’s nose?

• A bird

• A dog

• A cat

• A butterfly

What did the chimpanzee do?

• Gave the speaker a banana

• Squashed the speaker’s toes

• Climbed a tree

• Sang a song

What day of the month is mentioned in the poem?

• The first

• The twelfth

• The tenth

• The twentieth

What does the speaker wonder about?

• If they are lucky

• If they are under a curse

• If they will win a prize

• If they will meet a friend