Chapter 11- Oh, I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth

Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.

With reference to the poem,how can you look after your teeth?

     "if you got a tooth,you got a friend."What do you understand from the line?

Why did the poet go to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?

Answer the following questions.

“...But up-and-down brushin'

And pokin' and fussin'

Didn't seem worth the time- I could bite!”

What do these lines convey?

The tone of the narrator is one of ____________.

(i) joy

(ii) nostalgia

(iii) regret

(iv) sorrow

The speaker says that she has paved the way for cavities and decay by _________.

(i) eating the wrong food and not brushing

(ii) not listening to his mother

(iii) laughing at his mother's false teeth

(iv) not listening to the dentist

The conscience of the speaker pricks her as she has ______________.

(i) been careless

(ii) been ignorant

(iii) been fun loving

(iv) been rude

On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice.

The title 'Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth' expresses ____________.

(i) regret

(ii) humour

(iii) longing

(iv) pleasure

On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following table.

 Parents alone are responsible for inculcating a good sense of dental  hygieneamongst childern.Do you agree\disagree?.Discuss with your partner.