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B. Read the lines given and answer the following ques ons.

1. ‘Please give me a ride on your back!’
a. Who said this and to whom?

b. Why did the speaker want a ride?

c. How did the speaker promise to behave?

2. ‘And there seems but one objection,’

a. Who is the speaker?

b. What was the speaker’s objection?

c. What solution was provided for the objection and by whom?
3. Said the Kangaroo, ‘I’m ready!’

a. What was the Kangaroo ready for? What time was it?

b. Why did the Kangaroo instruct the Duck to sit at the end of his tail?

c. What did the Duck and the Kangaroo do next?

C. Answer the following ques ons briefl y.

1. How did the Duck feel about its life in the pond?

2. Why did the Duck want to hop like the Kangaroo?

3. How did the Kangaroo respond to the Duck’s request?

4. Why did the Kangaroo wish to think over the Duck’s request for a ride?

Sounds and Pronunciation

Read the following words from the poem aloud.

duck quack rock
back luck sock

Each of these words ends with the letters -.

Your teacher will read out a passage. As you listen, list the words that have the
le ers - in them.

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________

3. ___________________ 4. ___________________
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