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English Class 3

The document contains English notes for Class III focusing on the poem 'Homework! Oh, Homework!' which expresses the poet's disdain for homework through various creative comparisons. It includes comprehension questions, short answers, and analysis of the poem's rhyme scheme and rhyming words. The notes encourage personal responses regarding homework and its significance.

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English Class 3

The document contains English notes for Class III focusing on the poem 'Homework! Oh, Homework!' which expresses the poet's disdain for homework through various creative comparisons. It includes comprehension questions, short answers, and analysis of the poem's rhyme scheme and rhyming words. The notes encourage personal responses regarding homework and its significance.

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CLASS – III ENGLISH NOTES

1. HOMEWORK! OH, HOMEWORK!

I. ERC:
1. “Pet ten porcupines,
Than tackle the homework,
My teacher assigns”
i) What will he do them think homework?
He will pet ten porcupines than doing the homework.

ii) What does a teacher assign?


A teacher assigns homework.

2. “Homework! Oh, Homework!


I hate you! You stink!
I wish I could wash you
Away in the sink,
If only a bomb
Would explode you to bits.
Homework! Oh, Homework!
You’re giving me fits.”

i) How does the poet treat the homework?


He never likes to do homework. He wants to be free from doing homework.

ii) What will be a bomb do?


It would only to explode.

II. Short Answers:

1. What does the poet hate?


The poet hates homework.

2. What are the things that the poet wishes he could do to the thing he hates?
The poet wishes to wash the homework in the sink and to explode it with a bomb.

3. What are the four things that the poet would rather do instead of tackling his
homework?
The poet would rather take bath with a man-eating shark, wrestle with a lion in
dark, eat spinach and liver and would rather pet ten porcupines instead of
tackling his homework.

4. What would tickle the author pink? Why?


If the homework disappears that would tickle the author pink because he hates
it and it stinks.

5. Why do you think homework gives 'fits' to the poet?


Homework gives ‘fits’ to the poet because he hates it and it stinks.

6. Why does the poet feel that homework has no reason to exist?
Homework is last on the poet’s list, so he feels that homework has no reason to exist.

7. Do you also share the poet's dislike for homework? Why/Why not?
Personal response. Accept all relevant answers.

8. Your Science teacher has given your class a very important homework to
complete. The teacher will give marks for this homework, which will be added
to the total marks scored in the Science test next week. Your best friend does
not like homework at all. How will you help her/him complete the homework?
Personal response. Accept all relevant answers

III. Long Answers:

1. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?


The rhyme scheme of the poem is abcbdeae fghgijaj aklkmnan.

2. List all the rhyming words used in the poem.


All the rhyming words used in the poem are stink—sink, bits—fits, shark—dark,
porcupines— assigns, list—exist and pink—stink.

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