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R&R - First Day at School

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote "First Day at School"?

a)

Wilfred Owen

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Robert McGough

d)

Simon Armitage

2.

Whose point of view is the poem told from?

a)

A mother's.

b)

A father's.

c)

A teacher's.

d)

A child's.

3.

The poem uses a lot of:

a)

Questions

b)

Adjectives

c)

Metaphors

d)

Similes

4.

Why does the poem include so many questions?

a)

The child doesn't understand what is happening.

b)

The child is trying to annoy someone.

c)

The child is worried.

d)

The child wants to tell everyone the answers.

5.

Why does the poet include phrases like "millionbillionwillion" and "yellowwellies"?

a)

To describe the objects.

b)

To make the poem sound childish.

c)

Because he can't spell.

6.

"Sounds small and slimy" is an example of which language technique?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Sibilance

d)

Verbs

7.

Games "that swallow you up" is an example of which language technique?

a)

Adjectives

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Emotive language

8.

"And the railings. / All around, the railings."


What language techniques are shown here?

(Pick two)

a)

Short sentence

b)

Verb

c)

Metaphor

d)

Repetition

9.

Why do you think he mentions "wolves and monsters", "things that carry off and eat children", and "things you don't take sweets from"?

a)

The children are growling at him

b)

His parents warned him about many things

c)

He sees the other children as wolves and monsters

10.

How are we meant to feel about the child narrator?

a)

We're meant to find him funny.

b)

We're meant to have sympathy for him.

c)

We're meant to think he is silly.

d)

We're meant to think he is confident.