Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Question: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mammals’?
Find Me
Find two words which show the dog made changes to the machine to make it better:
She’s repaired the wings since,
made a new propeller, readjusted the tail.
There may be a big dent in her crash helmet
but she’s tough, she’s not giving up.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
repaired
readjusted
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 propeller
4 cockpit
1 alterations
2 mammal
A animals with fur that drink milk as babies
B changes to make something better
C place where a pilot sits to fly the plane
D a spinning part that helps a plane move
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem title with sentence that best describes it:
1) Which animals have more than one brain?
A) A dentist met a patient with sixty-six teeth.
2) Did dinosaurshave feathers?
B) The leech was the winner with thirty-two.
3) How many teethdoes a crocodile have?
C) A dog tried to build a flying machine.
Check
Click if correct
4) Are bats the only flying mammals?
D) A chicken learned he was related to a T. rex.
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Reporter
Who are you?
How is the plane going?
Why do you want to fly?
Who helped you?
What are you making?
How do you feel about flying?
Decide roles.Live interview with the amazing dog who is determined to fly.
Common Exception Words
Explore
even
eye
could
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hereby I do solemnly pledge
mouldy
minerals and vitamins
diet
regret
floret
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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WHY DO I NEED TO EAT A LOT
OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES?
Hereby I do solemnly pledge
To eat up all my fruit and veg,
I know such things are good for me –
But spare me from the broccoli.
Spinach, mango, kale, kumquat,
I promise I will eat the lot.
I will even eat a mouldy pea –
If you let me off the broccoli.
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Load my plate with Brussels sprouts! Carrots! Squash! Don’t leave them out!
I’ll eat them good and properly.
I shall, though, leave my broccoli.
With fruit and veg my body wins
New minerals and vitamins,
But keep one thing from my diet –
Broccoli. Don’t make me try it.
It helps to keep the bugs away?
Makes healthy hearts and eyes, you say?
Okay, I sigh, with some regret,
I s’pose I could eat ONE floret.
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What food does the poet not want to eat?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
1) Hereby I do solemnly pledge
To eat up all my fruit and veg…
Circle the word which is closest in meaning to ‘pledge’.
guess
hope
avoid
promise
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Find and copy two ways broccoli is good for you.
With fruit and veg my body wins New minerals and vitamins, But keep one thing from my diet – Broccoli. Don’t make me try it. It helps to keep the bugs away? Makes healthy hearts and eyes, you say? Okay, I sigh, with some regret, I s’pose I could eat ONE floret.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Question: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mammals’?
Find Me
Find two words which show the dog made changes to the machine to make it better:
She’s repaired the wings since, made a new propeller, readjusted the tail. There may be a big dent in her crash helmet but she’s tough, she’s not giving up.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
repaired
readjusted
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 propeller
4 cockpit
1 alterations
2 mammal
A animals with fur that drink milk as babies
B changes to make something better
C place where a pilot sits to fly the plane
D a spinning part that helps a plane move
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem title with sentence that best describes it:
1) Which animals have more than one brain?
A) A dentist met a patient with sixty-six teeth.
2) Did dinosaurshave feathers?
B) The leech was the winner with thirty-two.
3) How many teethdoes a crocodile have?
C) A dog tried to build a flying machine.
Check
Click if correct
4) Are bats the only flying mammals?
D) A chicken learned he was related to a T. rex.
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Reporter
Who are you?
How is the plane going?
Why do you want to fly?
Who helped you?
What are you making?
How do you feel about flying?
Decide roles.Live interview with the amazing dog who is determined to fly.
Common Exception Words
Explore
even
eye
could
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hereby I do solemnly pledge
mouldy
minerals and vitamins
diet
regret
floret
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
WHY DO I NEED TO EAT A LOT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES?
Hereby I do solemnly pledge To eat up all my fruit and veg, I know such things are good for me – But spare me from the broccoli. Spinach, mango, kale, kumquat, I promise I will eat the lot. I will even eat a mouldy pea – If you let me off the broccoli.
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Load my plate with Brussels sprouts! Carrots! Squash! Don’t leave them out! I’ll eat them good and properly. I shall, though, leave my broccoli. With fruit and veg my body wins New minerals and vitamins, But keep one thing from my diet – Broccoli. Don’t make me try it. It helps to keep the bugs away? Makes healthy hearts and eyes, you say? Okay, I sigh, with some regret, I s’pose I could eat ONE floret.
From: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What food does the poet not want to eat?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
1) Hereby I do solemnly pledge To eat up all my fruit and veg…
Circle the word which is closest in meaning to ‘pledge’.
guess
hope
avoid
promise
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Find and copy two ways broccoli is good for you.
With fruit and veg my body wins New minerals and vitamins, But keep one thing from my diet – Broccoli. Don’t make me try it. It helps to keep the bugs away? Makes healthy hearts and eyes, you say? Okay, I sigh, with some regret, I s’pose I could eat ONE floret.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: A Poem for Every Question by Brian Bilston © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.