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A Comprehension

A1. Match the words on the left with those on the right.

jointed spots

tufted rows of teeth

hundred eyebrows

pink and purple tongue

tender green tails

A2. Answer these questi ons.

1. Why can’t people see a microbe?
2. Is the microbe male or female? What does the poet think?

3. Many sanguine people hope to see a microbe through a
a) stethoscope.

b) barometer.
c) microscope.

d) telescope.
4. The microbe does not have

a) a hundred rows of teeth.
b) seven tails with purple and pink spots.

c) a greenish body with scales on it.
d) tender green eyelashes.

5. Each of the microbe’s tails has on it.
a) thorns

b) a pattern
c) sting

d) hairs
6. How do the scientists describe the microbe?

7. Is this a funny poem? What is funny about it?
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