Dr Spooner | POEM

The transcript discusses Dr. Spooner, a teacher at Oxford University known for his speech errors called spoonerisms, where he would swap the initial sounds of words. An example given is when he said 'well boiled icicle' instead of 'well-oiled bicycle'. Another instance is when he humorously told a student, 'you've tasted two whole worms' instead of 'you've wasted two whole terms'.

What was Doctor Spooner's profession?

• Doctor

• Teacher

• Student

• Professor

What did Doctor Spooner say instead of 'that's a well-oiled bicycle'?

• that's a well boiled icicle

• that's a well-oiled icicle

• that's a boiled well icicle

• that's a well-oiled bicycle

Describe the nature of the mistakes Doctor Spooner made in his speech.

• He mixed up words

• He mixed up letters

• He forgot words

• He repeated words

What was the reason for Doctor Spooner's anger towards the student?

• He was late

• He was doing nothing for most of the year

• He failed the exam

• He didn't attend class

How did Doctor Spooner express his frustration towards Mr. Jarvis?

• You've tasted two whole worms

• You've eaten two whole worms

• You've seen two whole worms

• You've caught two whole worms