QBank My Hero

Practice 1 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d).

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night, Or anything under the sun He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly! He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door, He wouldn’t let that upset him. My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

Willis Hall

(a) In stanza 1, how does the persona rate his dad as? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) In stanza 2, what do you understand by the phrase ‘a late night film’? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) What does the persona’s Mother do? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

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(d) In the poem, the persona mentions two creatures of the night that his dad is not afraid of. What are the two creatures? i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

( 5 marks)

Practice 2 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d).

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night, Or anything under the sun

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door, He wouldn’t let that upset him.

He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly!

My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

Willis Hall

(a) In stanza 1, what do you understand by the phrase ‘dead of night’ ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) Why does the persona consider her dad a hero ? 2

_____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) In stanza 4, what other name can you think of for ‘wolf-man’ ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(d) State two themes from the poem. i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

( 5 marks)

Practice 3 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d).

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night, Or anything under the sun He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly! He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door, He wouldn’t let that upset him. My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

Willis Hall

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(a) In stanza 1, what do you understand by the phrase ‘under the sun’? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) What is the only thing the persona’s dad is afraid of ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) Why do you think the persona included the Mother in the poem? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(d) State two moral values from the poem. i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

( 5 marks)

Practice 4 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d).

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night, Or anything under the sun He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly!

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door, He wouldn’t let that upset him. My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

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He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

Willis Hall

(a) Who is rated as Number One in this poem ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) Which line shows that persona’s dad is not afraid of skeletons at all ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) In stanza 4, how will dad feel if Frankenstein’s monster knocks on the door? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(d) Do you like watching horror movies? Explain why. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

( 5 marks)

Practice 5 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d).

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night,

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door,

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Or anything under the sun

He wouldn’t let that upset him.

He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly!

My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

Willis Hall

(a) Who is the persona in the poem ? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) What type of shows does dad watch at night? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) In stanza 3, how will dad react when he meet ghosts? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(d) In this poem, when does dad need Mum’s help? Explain why. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

( 5 marks)

Practice 6 Read the poem below carefully. Then, answer questions (a) - (d). 6

My Hero My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, I rate him Number One, He’s not afraid off the dead of night, Or anything under the sun He’s not afraid of a late-night film, Full of horrors on the telly, And is he afraid of skeletons? Not dad, not on your Nelly! He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, He’d even smile and greet ‘em, And things that scare most dads the most My dad could just defeat ‘em.

He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on your door, He wouldn’t let that upset him. My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, Does Mum have to come and remove it?

Willis Hall

(a) In stanza 1, why is the persona rate his dad as Number One? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (b) In stanza 4, what does the phrase he wouldn’t let that upset him mean? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(c ) How do you think the persona probably looks when he talks of his father? _____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(d) How do you feel when you read this poem? Give a reason for your response. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

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( 5 marks)

Answers

Practice 1 a . b . c . d .

He rates his father as Number One. Movies aired late at night. Persona’s mother removes the spider in the bath. Vampires / wolf-man/ Frankenstein’s monster ( any two )

Practice 2 a b c d

a b c

d

Practice 4 a b c d

The persona’s dad. Not dad, not on your Nelly! He wouldn’t be upset / He will be cool. No, I do not like watching horror movies because they will give d me nightmares and disturb my sleep. Yes, I like to watch horror movies because I am brave and I feel it is just peoples’ acting and not true. Practice 5

It means the quietest part of the night. The persona feels his father is very brave and is not afraid of anything. Werewolf Hero worship / Parent-child relationship/ Respecting and looking up to someone Practice 3

a The persona is a child. b Dad watches horror movies. c When dad meets ghost, he will smile and greet them. d Dad needs Mum’s help when he sees spiders. This is because he is afraid of spiders and wants mum to throw it away.

Everything he can see on a broad day light. Spider Because he finds that even a hero needs help at times. / Because his mother is not scared of spiders. i. We should recognise and acknowledge other people’s strengths. ii. We must value family

a The persona thinks his dad is the bravest dad ever. b It means dad will not be afraid if Frankenstein’s monster came to their house. c He would probably look serious and proud. d I feel quiet amused especially when I read how a brave dad is so afraid of a spider. This is because it is quite hard to find a

Practice 6

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relationships.

brave man who is afraid of such a small insect.

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