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My neighbour’s dog looks nasty.
It has a wicked smile.
Before my neighbour painted it,
It was a crocodile!
—Jack Prelutsky
Word Meanings
endless: seeming to have no limit or end; afraid: frightened; nasty: very bad and dirty;
wicked: troublesome and unpleasant
ABOUT THE POET
Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children’s poetry. He has
published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the Poetry
Foundation’s Children’s Poet Laureate from 2006 to 2008. He
creates inventive poems for children as well as adults alike. He is
a popular poet.
Read and Understand
A. Tick () the correct and cross () the incorrect sentences.
1. The poet’s neighbour has a pet parrot.
2. When the neighbour’s dog is near, the poet feels happy.
3. The neighbour’s dog looks very bad and dirty.
4. The poem tells us that the poet is an animal lover.
B. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context
Before my neighbour painted it,
It was a crocodile!
1. What is meant by ‘it’?
2. Who painted it?
3. What was it before being painted?
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