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POISONED TALK QUIZ

1 Who killed cock robin?
2 I, said the worm,
3 I did him great harm.
4 He died on the branch of a withered tree
5 From the acid soil that poisoned me.

6 Who killed the heron?

7 I, mouthed the fish,
8 With my tainted flesh
9 I killed tern, duck and drake,
10 All the birds of the lake.

11 Who killed the lake?

12 I, boasted Industry,
13 I poisoned with mercury
14 Fish, plant and weed
15 To pamper mens’ greed.

16 Who killed the flowers?

17 I, moaned the wind,
18 I prowl unconfined,
19 Blowing acid rain
20 Over field, flood and fen.

21 Who killed the forest?

22 I ensured that it died,
23 Said sulphur dioxide.
24 And all life within it,
25 from earthworm to linnet.

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POISONED TALK QUIZ

1 Who killed cock robin?
2 I, said the worm,
3 I did him great harm.
4 He died on the branch of a withered tree
5 From the acid soil that poisoned me.

6 Who killed the heron?

7 I, mouthed the fish,
8 With my tainted flesh
9 I killed tern, duck and drake,
10 All the birds of the lake.

11 Who killed the lake?

12 I, boasted Industry,
13 I poisoned with mercury
14 Fish, plant and weed
15 To pamper mens’ greed.

16 Who killed the flowers?

17 I, moaned the wind,
18 I prowl unconfined,
19 Blowing acid rain
20 Over field, flood and fen.

21 Who killed the forest?

22 I ensured that it died,
23 Said sulphur dioxide.
24 And all life within it,
25 from earthworm to linnet.

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Answer the following questions:

1. In Stanza 1, who confessed to killing cock robin?

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2. In Stanza 1, what does the phrase ‘great harm’ means?

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3. In Stanza 1, where did the cock robin die?

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4. In Stanza 1, what poisoned the worm?

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5. In Stanza 2, what did the fish kill?

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6. In Stanza 2, the word ‘mouthed’ by the fish means?

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7. In Stanza 2, the phrase ‘my tainted flesh’ refers to?

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8. In Stanza 2, where does the heron live?

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9. In Stanza 3, what did the industry do to the nature?

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10. In Stanza 3, explain why the word ‘boasted’ is used for Industry instead of ‘admitted’?

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11. In Stanza 3, name 2 types of aquatic life which are murdered by the Industry.

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12. How did the aquatic life mention in question 11 were killed?

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13. In Stanza 4, who murdered the flowers?

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14. In Stanza 4, what does the term ‘prowl unconfined’ means?

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15. In Stanza 4, how were the flowers killed?

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16. In the last stanza, what does the word ‘ensured’ tell us about the crime?

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17. Name two poisonous substances mentioned in the poem:

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18. In your opinion, why do you think the poet write the poem? Give a reason.

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19. As a student, suggest 2 ways you could reduce the air pollution.

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20. What are the themes of the poem?

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21. Name 2 activities that you could do at school to preserve the green environment:

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THE DAY THE BULLDOZERS CAME

by: David Orme

The day the bulldozers came

Rooks were building
Crazy egg baskets in the oaks;
Green flies sizzled by the pond
And a cold-eyed toad
Waited for them.

The day the bulldozers came

Squirrels were scattering
Up tree trunks,
And leapt from branches
That were hardly there.

The fox
Stirred in his sleep
As the ground trembled.
‘Ha ha!’ he thought,
‘I’m quite safe,
Deep down in the Earth,
No one can get me here.’
Then the bulldozer came.

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Answer the following questions:

1. In Stanza 1, what were the rooks doing when the bulldozers came?

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2. In Stanza 1, the word ‘baskets’ refers to?

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3. In Stanza 1, where was the toad stood waiting?

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4. In Stanza 1, why did the toad wait for the buzzing green flies?

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5. In the last line of the Stanza 1, the word ‘them’ refers to?

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6. In Stanza 2, describe how the squirrels reacted when the bulldozers came.

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7. In Stanza 2, why did the squirrels leap from branches to the others?

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8. In the last line of Stanza 2, the phrase ‘that were hardly there’ refer?

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9. In your opinion, how would the squirrels feel when the bulldozers came?

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10. If you were one of the squirrels, what would you do to protect yourself from the
bulldozers?

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11. In Stanza 3, where was the fox when the bulldozers came?

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12. In Stanza 3, why the fox’s sleep was stirred?

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13. In Stanza 3, why did the fox think he was unharmed at first?

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14. In your opinion, would the fox be safe in his den after the bulldozers came? Give your
reason.

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15. State two reasons why do you think the bulldozers came

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16. In your opinion, what would happen to the rooks, toad, squirrels and fox after the
bulldozer came?

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17. What can be done to avoid the bulldozers from coming into the habitat of these
animals?

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18. Suggest 2 ways you could help to preserve the nature.

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19. In your opinion, why it is important to preserve the flora and fauna?

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20. Give 2 negative impacts of deforestation.

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