📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Matching & Context Clues

1. Match each word from "Flea Feast" to its correct meaning:

mindless

nip

sprays

diet

feast

a large, enjoyable meal

without thinking carefully

squirts liquid in small drops

bite quickly and lightly

the food someone usually eats

2. Use context clues to work out the meaning of "pesky" in the poem. What do you think it means?

friendly and helpful

annoying and troublesome

large and scary

quiet and peaceful

3. Break down the word "mindless" into parts. What does the suffix "-less" mean?

mind + _______ = without a mind or without thinking

✏️ Part 2: Using Words in Context

4. Complete these sentences using words from the poem:

a) The mosquito gave me a quick _______ on my arm.

b) My mum _______ the plants with water every morning.

c) That fly is so _______! It keeps buzzing around my head.

d) The king enjoyed a magnificent _______ on his birthday.

5. Write your own sentence using the word "diet" as it appears in the poem:

6. Find a synonym (word with similar meaning) for each word:

feast: _____________

nip: _____________

pesky: _____________

🎭 Part 3: Character Perspectives & Poetic Devices

7. From whose perspective (point of view) is the poem mainly told?

the dog's perspective

the boy's perspective

the flea's perspective

the narrator's perspective

8. The poem uses personification (giving human qualities to animals). Tick the examples of personification from "Flea Feast":

the flea "wishes"

the flea "loves" something

the dog has fur

the boy uses flea spray

9. What makes this poem humorous? Explain in 1-2 sentences:

10. How do you think the dog feels about the flea? Use evidence from the poem:

Flea Feast Vocabulary

Flea Feast Vocabulary

📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Matching & Context Clues

✏️ Part 2: Using Words in Context

🎭 Part 3: Character Perspectives & Poetic Devices

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