Page 30 - Lavender-B-4

b. Why do you think the child makes a fuss in the above lines?

i. because she doesn’t want to brush her teeth

ii. because she doesn’t want to brush her hair

iii. because she doesn’t want to brush her shoes

iv. because she doesn’t want to brush her coat

c. When you read the title of the poem, what did you feel it was about? life skill critical thinking

d. Is the poem different from your guess? life skill critical thinking

Time to think and answer

1. Why do you think the poet repeats the line ‘But Grandma doesn’t care.’?

life skill logical thinking
2. What do the last two lines of the poem convey? life skill managing emotions

3. Would you have loved to have a grandma as carefree as the Grandma in the poem?
Give reasons for your answer. life skill self-awareness

4. Based on the qualities of the Grandma depicted in the poem, why is the child most

likely to miss her after growing up?

Time to enjoy

1. Write two rhyming words for each of these words from the poem.

a. couch

b. care

c. glass

d. tear

e. floor

f. disgrace

g. sees

h. fuss

i. own

30