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GEMS Legacy School - DUBAI

Poem - Concrete Mixers – WRITTEN WORK

Poem- Concrete Mixers


WALT- Infer the poem and answer the questions independently.

Answer the following questions related to the poem in complete sentence.

1. What are the drivers washing? (K/U)


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2. “Standing in muck up to their wheel-caps.” (App )

Find the synonym of the word ‘muck’ in the above line.

3. Identify and explain the ‘simile’ in the given sentence.


“Concrete mixers Move like elephants”. (App )
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4. Identify and explain the metaphor in the given sentence.


“Concrete mixers are urban elephants,
Their trunks are raising a city.” (App )

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5. Why did the author states “Concrete mixers are urban elephants.” (K/U)

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6. SDG 11 focuses on sustainable cities and communities. Illustrate an alternative material to build houses
instead of concrete, keeping in mind its effects on the environment.
(HOTS)

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7. Extended Task- Write a suitable title to the poem and Justify.
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Success Criteria – I can

• Read and interpret the poem.


• Identify and use metaphors and similes in sentences.
• Interpret the main idea of the poem.

Exit Ticket -

ANSWERS

1. The drivers are washing the concrete mixers


2. dirt
3. like elephants- The author has compared the nature and appearance of a concrete mixer and
an elephant using the word ‘like’
4. are urban elephants- The author has compared the nature and appearance of a concrete mixer
and an elephant.
5. Concrete mixers are urban elephants because of the resemblance in shape, size, purpose of
creation and they are raising the city.

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