AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT POETRY COMPREHENSION -CLASS 3

LOST AND FOUND BY KEN NESBITT

(i)I have to go to Lost and Found.

I need to have a look around.
I lost my pencil and my pen.
I lost my binder once again.

(ii)I lost my scarf, my coat, my hat,

my baseball glove and ball and bat.
I lost my lunch. I lost a shoe,
my wallet, and my money, too.

(ii)Today I lost a tooth in class.

I lost my marbles in the grass.
I lost a game of tic-tac-toe.
I lost my head a while ago.

(iv)I may have lost my sense of smell

and lost my place in line as well.
I lost my patience, lost my cool.
I lost these things—and more—at school.

(v) I hope I find them in the mound

of missing stuff at Lost and Found.
But most of all, I hope to find
my brain because I’ve lost my mind.

POETRY COMPREHENSION GRADE 3 – FEBRUARY 2024

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ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT POETRY COMPREHENSION -CLASS 3
I. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR OWN WORDS :

1. Can you name 5 lost items the poet mentions without looking back at the poem? Write them down.
2. Where does the poet hope to find the lost things?
3. What is he most afraid of losing
4. Can you find another suitable name for the poem
5. Have you ever lost anything in school and went crazy looking for it? What was it?

II. A. FIND ONE WORD FROM THE POEM THAT MEANS THE SAME AS

1. (iv) the ability to calmly put up with pain or trouble without getting upset or angry.
2. (i) a large, sturdy notebook cover that contains a device for holding loose papers.
3. (ii) a long piece of cloth worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
4. (v) a raised pile; heap.
5. (ii) a small folding case for carrying paper money and other items.

B. ARE THERE ANY IDIOMS IN THE POEM? WRITE THEM DOWN

II. MAKE YOUR OWN SENTENCES WITH :

1. lost and found

2. once again

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ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT POETRY COMPREHENSION -CLASS 3
IV. WHICH WORD /PHRASE/LINE OF THE POEM IS DEPECTICTED BY THESE PICTURES BELOW

1. _________ 2. _______________ 3. ___________________ 4. __________________

5.________________ 6. . _______________ 7.. ___________________ 8. . __________________

HELP WORDS (choose the correct ones )- binder, lost tooth, baseball gloves, lost my cool,
marbles, tic-tac toe, sense of smell, lost my place in the line , patience ,lost my head

V. HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU MAKE FROM : (3 LETTER WORD OR MORE)

LOST AND FOUND

E.G. = FAN

POETRY COMPREHENSION GRADE 3 – FEBRUARY 2024

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ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT POETRY COMPREHENSION -CLASS 3
JUST FOR FUN- CAN YOU SPOT THE ERROR(ONLY 4) -DO NOT SHARE THE ANSWER WITH
YOUR FRIENDS

WRITE THEM DOWN

POETRY COMPREHENSION GRADE 3 – FEBRUARY 2024

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ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT POETRY COMPREHENSION -CLASS 3

ANSWER KEY -

II. FIND ONE WORD FROM THE POEM THAT MEANS THE SAME AS

1. patience (iv) the ability to calmly put up with pain or trouble without getting upset or angry.
2. binder (i) a large, sturdy notebook cover that contains a device for holding loose papers.
3. scarf(ii) a long piece of cloth worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
4. mound (v) a raised pile; heap.
5. wallet (ii) a small folding case for carrying paper money and other items.
JUST FOR FUN

POETRY COMPREHENSION GRADE 3 – FEBRUARY 2024