The Shed - Textbook Questions

Q1. Who is the speaker in the poem?

The speaker is a young child (the poet Frank Flynn).

Q2. Is she/he afraid or curious, or both?

The speaker is mostly curious but also a little afraid because of the brother's scary stories.

Q3. What is she/he planning to do soon?

He is planning to go inside the shed one day soon to see what is really there.

Q4. Why not just yet?

Because he is still gathering the courage and perhaps waiting for the right moment, as he suspects his brother is lying but still has some hesitation.

Wren & Martin Grammar: The Noun: Gender - Illustrations

Q1. Change Gender

1. Brother -> Sister
2. Man -> Woman
3. King -> Queen
4. Nephew -> Niece

Q2. Identify Gender

Teacher (Common), Shed (Neuter), Mother (Feminine), Father (Masculine).

Wren & Martin Grammar Rules: The Noun: Gender

1. Masculine

Male animal (Boy, Lion).

2. Feminine

Female animal (Girl, Lioness).

3. Common

Either male or female (Parent, Child, Friend).

4. Neuter

Thing without life (Book, Room).

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