Day: ______________________ Date: _____________________ Poem – Mr Nobody Activity : Circle the synonym for the underlined words in the poem. No Underlined words Synonym 1. I know a funny little man, strange comical 2. Who does the mischief that is done naughtiness obedience 3. And yet we all agree differ concur 4. `Tis he who always tears our books, it is this is 5. `Tis he who always tears our books, rips fixes 6. Who leaves the door ajar , partly open completely closed 7. And scatters pins afar; collects disperses 8. And scatters pins afar ; nearby far 9. For, prithee , don't you see, please pretty 10. He puts damp wood upon the fire, wet dry 11. And all the carpets soil . dirty clean 12. The papers always are mislaid , there misplaced 13. There’s no one tosses them about flings keeps 14. The finger marks upon the door touches stains 15. We never leave the blinds unclosed, screens sightless 16. To let the curtains fade . lose colour brighten 17. The ink we never spill ; the boots knock over drop
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Day: ______________________ Date: _____________________Poem – Mr Nobody
Activity: Circle the synonym for the underlined words in the poem.No
Underlined words Synonym
1. I know a funny little man, strange comical
2. Who does the mischief that is done naughtiness obedience
3. And yet we all agree differ concur
4. `Tis he who always tears our books, it is this is
5. `Tis he who always tears our books, rips fixes
6. Who leaves the door ajar, partly open completely closed
7. And scatters pins afar; collects disperses
8. And scatters pins afar; nearby far
9. For, prithee, don't you see, please pretty
10. He puts damp wood upon the fire, wet dry
11. And all the carpets soil. dirty clean
12. The papers always are mislaid, there misplaced
13. There’s no one tosses them about flings keeps
14. The finger marks upon the door touches stains
15. We never leave the blinds unclosed, screens sightless
16. To let the curtains fade. lose colour brighten
17. The ink we never spill; the boots knock over drop
Day: ______________________ Date: ____________________Poem - Mr Nobody
What is the poem about? The poem is about a common situation in every house. When someone does mischievous things in the house, he/she will not admit it.
They will put the blame on other people. This poem reminds us to admit and be responsible to our misbehaviour.
Stanza 1 MeaningI know a funny little man,
I know a strange man.As quiet as a mouse, He hardly makes a noise.Who does the mischief that is doneIn everybody’s house!
He is blamed for all the trouble that happens in everyone’s home.
There is no one ever sees his face, No one has ever seen himAnd yet we all agreeThat every plate we break was crackedBy Mr Nobody
But he is blamed when plates get broken. His name is Mr Nobody.
Stanza 2‘Tis he who always tears our books,
No one admits being responsible for the torn books.
Who leaves the door ajar,
No one admits to having left the doors partly open.
He pulls the buttons from our shirts,
No one is responsible for tearing the buttons off the shirts;
And scatters pins afar;
No one admits to dispersing the pins
That squeaking door will always squeak,
The door will always squeak because no one oils it.
For, prithee, don’t you see,We leave the oiling to be doneBy Mr Nobody.
Please, don’t you knowNo one is going to oil that squeaky door. Mr Nobody is going to do it.
Stanza 3
He puts damp wood upon the fire,That kettles cannot boil;
No one admits to putting damp wood in the fire which cause the water in the kettle will not boil.
His are the feet that bring in mud,And all the carpets are soil.
When the carpets are dirtied no one admits to coming in with muddy shoes.
The papers are always mislaid,Who had them last but he?
The papers often go missing but no one admits being the last person to read them.
There’s no one tosses them aboutBut Mr Nobody
No one admits to throwing the papers all over the place.
Stanza 4
The finger marks upon the doorBy none of us are made;
No one admits being the person who left the dirty finger prints on the door.
We never leave the blinds unclosed,To let the curtains fade;
No one admits to leaving the blinds unclosed and cause the curtains to lose colour.
The ink we never spill;
No one admits having spilled the ink.
the bootsThat lying around you see Are not our boots – they all belongTo Mr Nobody
No one admits having left their boots lying around. The boots belong to Mr Nobody.
MR NOBODY : Role-play Script
MOM : Hey, this plate is cracked, almost broken. Who has been so careless? Was it you, honey?
DAD : No, it wasn’t me. Maybe it was Aaron who did it.MOM : Aaron, did you drop this when you were washing it?AARON : No, maybe it could have been sis who cracked the plate.MOM : Alice, was it you?ALICE : Of course not. I’m always careful, not like Aaron.MOM : Well, as usual, if I ask, the answer is always nobody did it.DAD : Aha, I know for sure that one of the children must have dirtied
the carpet. I can see muddy sneaker prints on it. Weren’t the two of you outside playing in the rain yesterday?
ARON : Dad, we did not wear sneakers, only slippers.ALICE : Nobody’s sneakers were muddy at all. Check the shoe-
cupboard.MOM : What do you know! It’s Mr. Nobody again!DAD : Looks like we need to install a CCTV to see who does not close
the door properly, who leaves the newspapers scattered everywhere, who forgets to draw the curtains, who spills ink, who tears the books and whatever else that goes wrong.
MOM : Okay, I’ll call the CCTV company tomorrow.
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