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1. Name:_______________________________________ Date:________________ COMPREHENSION- POETRY Betty at the Party ‘WhenI was at the party,’ ‘Whynot?’ her mother asked her, Said Betty, aged just four, Full of delight to find ‘A little girl fell off her chair That Betty- bless her little heart! - Right down upon the floor; Had been so sweetly kind. And all the other little girls “Why didn’t you laugh, my little darling? Began to laugh, but me – Or don’t you like to tell?’ I didn’t laugh a single bit,’ I didn’t laugh,’ said Betty, Said Betty seriously. ‘Cause me it was that fell.’ 1.Where was Betty? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 1 mk 2.How old was Betty? ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 1 mk 3.Why didn’t Betty laugh like the other girls? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2 mk

2. 4.How did Betty most likely feel when she fell off the chair? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5.Why was Betty’s mother very happy? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2 mks 2 mks 6.Was the party held at Betty’s home? Give a reason for your answer. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2 mks 7.Instead of laughing, what would you suggest the other little girls should have done? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2 mks 8.What do you think Betty’s mother will do after she finds out that it was Betty who fell? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2 mks