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My Elephant is Missing(Poem) - Exercise Answers - Cardova - Revised Glitter - Coursebook

 

My Elephant is missing


Exercise - Answers


1. Where did the elephant promise he would stay?

The elephant promised that he would stay on the sofa.


2. Why does the poet hire a 

a. house detective

The poet hired a house detective to discover where the elephant.


b. bloodhound

The poet may need a bloodhound which can track the elephant by his scent.


3. Why do you think the elephant answers to  "Jerome" ?

The elephant answers to  "Jerome" because it is his name.


4. Which line in the poem tells you that the elephant knows the way?

"He knows the way,  it's up the street,

And down our gardent path."

    These lines of the poem tell us that the elephant knows the way.


5. 'Please tell him that I miss him, And I wish he'd come back home.' 

What does this line tell you? Choose the correct answer

The poet loves his elephant and wants him to come back.

The poet does not like the elephant.

The poet misses the elephant.

Answer: The poet misses the elephant.


6. What does the elephant hate to do? Can you guess?

The elephant hates to take bath. It may feel lazy to take bath.

 


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