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Daddy made the dinner
Today’s my lucky day
Dinner’s in the trash can
And pizza’s on the way!
—Jeff Mondak
About the Poet
Jeff Mondak (b 1962) is an American poet and songwriter. He has written over 200 children’s poems. He released
his first solo poetry collection, The Toy Box Ate my Brother in 2016. It includes 40 of his poems. He lives in
Champaign, Illinois, with his wife, two sons and a dog.
Time to answer
A. Colour the correct box.
1. What was Daddy making?
breakfast lunch
dinner evening snacks
2. What was on the floor?
salt meatloaf gravy pizza
3. What was on the way?
pizza pasta burger gravy
4. Who ate the gravy?
Fido Daddy child Mom
B. Answer these questions.
1. What had the child seen before?
2. Did Daddy know how to cook food? How can you say?
3. Why was the child not complaining?
4. Why was it the child’s lucky day?
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