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1. 1.

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   1. The poem is mainly about
      1. a hermit crab.
      2. all other crabs.
   2. The poem says that
      1. most crabs have shells.
      2. most centipedes do not have
   3. A pair of rhyming words from the poem is
      1. really-jell
      2. scheme-cream
   4. The poem is __________ in tone.
      1. serious
      2. humorous
   5. The line in the poem which shows comparison through a simile is
      1. He scuttles away as proud as pie.
      2. Finders keepers, he believes.
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   1. (i) a hermit crab
   2. (i) most crabs have shells
   3. (ii) scheme-cream
   5. (i) He scuttles away as ...
2. 2.

   But the hermit's attitude
   Is positive and fine ...
   Finders keepers, he believes
   And what I find is mine.

   1. How was the hermit crab different from all the other crabs?
   2. Which two words in the stanza describe his attitude?
   3. What did the hermit crab find? Why did he keep what he found?
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   1. The hermit crab was different because it did not have its ow...
   2. ...
   3. The hermit crab found a shel...
3. 3.

   His favourites are periwinkles
   As he likes the colour scheme...
   Pink and grey, a touch of brown,
   A little dash of cream.

   1. Whose favourites were the periwinkles?
   2. What did the creatures have to do over and over again? Why?
   3. Which of these is a periwinkles shell prefered by the hermit crab? Tick the correct one.

   

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   1. The periwinkles were the favourites of the hermit crab.
   2. The c...
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4. 4.

   What qualities of the hermit crab does the poet describe? Which ones do you share or admire?

5. 5.

   The poet compares the process of finding a shell to trying on clothes. Pick out such lines from the poem and write how the comparison is bought about.