Read the following extract and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
Don't bite your nails, Amanda!
Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
1. Who is the person being addressed? What does the speaker want from her?
(i) The person being addressed is Amanda. The speaker wants her to hunch her shoulders and slouch more.
(ii) The person being addressed is Amanda's mother. The speaker wants her to learn good habits.
(iii) The person being addressed is Amanda. The speaker wants her to learn bad habits.
(iv) The person being addressed is Amanda. The speaker wants her to learn good habits.
2. Name the poem and the poet.
(i) The name of the poem is Amanda and the poet is Robin Klein.
(ii) The name of the poem is Amanda and the poet is Roberta Klein.
(iii) The name of the poem is Amanda and the poet is Robin Kowalski.
(iv) The name of the poem is Amanda and the poet is Renee Klein.
3. What is Amanda doing to her nails? What does she do to her shoulders?
(i) Amanda is hunching her nails. She bites her shoulders.
(ii) Amanda is biting her nails. She straightens her shoulders.
(iii) Amanda is painting her nails. She hunches her shoulders.
(iv) Amanda is biting her nails. She hunches her shoulders.
4. What is her sitting posture? How should Amanda sit?
(i) She is sitting in a straight posture. Amanda should slouch.
(ii) She is sitting in a slouching posture. Amanda should sit hunched.
(iii) She is sitting in a slouching posture. Amanda should sit straight.
(iv) She is sitting in a straight posture. Amanda should sit sideways.
5. Who is the speaker of these lines?
(i) Amanda's parent is the speaker of these lines.
(ii) Amanda is the speaker of these lines.
(iii) A mermaid is the speaker of these lines.
(iv) Amanda's teacher is the speaker of these lines.
