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WorksheetsR&R - First Day at School
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who wrote "First Day at School"?
Wilfred Owen
Maya Angelou
Robert McGough
Simon Armitage
Whose point of view is the poem told from?
A mother's.
A father's.
A teacher's.
A child's.
The poem uses a lot of:
Questions
Adjectives
Metaphors
Similes
Why does the poem include so many questions?
The child doesn't understand what is happening.
The child is trying to annoy someone.
The child is worried.
The child wants to tell everyone the answers.
Why does the poet include phrases like "millionbillionwillion" and "yellowwellies"?
To describe the objects.
To make the poem sound childish.
Because he can't spell.
"Sounds small and slimy" is an example of which language technique?
Metaphor
Simile
Sibilance
Verbs
Games "that swallow you up" is an example of which language technique?
Adjectives
Personification
Simile
Emotive language
"And the railings. / All around, the railings."
What language techniques are shown here?
(Pick two)
Short sentence
Verb
Metaphor
Repetition
Why do you think he mentions "wolves and monsters", "things that carry off and eat children", and "things you don't take sweets from"?
The children are growling at him
His parents warned him about many things
He sees the other children as wolves and monsters
How are we meant to feel about the child narrator?
We're meant to find him funny.
We're meant to have sympathy for him.
We're meant to think he is silly.
We're meant to think he is confident.
