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TOPSY TURVY LAND (POEM)

H.E.WILKINSON

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TOPSY-TURVY LAND

The people walk upon their heads,

The sea is made of sand,

The children go to school by night,

In Topsy-turvy land.

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The front-door step is at the back,

You’re walking when you stand,

You wear your hat upon your feet,

In Topsy-turvy Land.

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And buses on the sea you’ll meet,

While pleasure boats are planned,

To travel up and down the streets

Of Topsy-turvy Land.

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You pay for what you never get,

I think it must be grand,

For when you go you’re coming back,

In topsy-turvy land.

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Written by:

H.E. WILKINSON

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NEW WORDS

Topsy-turvy : Upside down

Pleasure : Feeling of enjoyment

Grand : Big, (here) great fun

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

  1. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?

Children go to school by night in Topsy-turvy land.

2. In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel?

Boats travel up and down the streets.

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Jumbled sentences

Rearrange the following sentences to make them meaningful.

  1. Renu naughty is a girl.

Renu is a naughty girl.

2. Untidy room her always is.

Her room is always untidy.

3. Kind of what child a you are?

What kind of a child are you?

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FUN WITH SOUNDS

  • Pleasure treasure measure
  • Wear tear swear
  • Planned canned scanned
  • Topsy-turvy hurly-burly curly-whirly

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Evaluation

  • Describe the life on the land of Topsy-turvy land.

. People walk on their heads.

. They wear their hats on feet.

. People pay for what they don’t get.