Mrs Tilscher's Flashcards
What river is mentioned in the poem?
Blue Nile
Who is Mrs. Tilscher?
A character who chanted the scenery
Name one location along the Blue Nile mentioned in the text.
Tana
Fill in the blank: The route includes Tana, Ethiopia, Khartoum, and _______.
Aswân
What beverage is mentioned in the poem?
Milk
What is described as being rubbed into dust?
Chalky Pyramids
What action is described involving a window?
Opened with a long pole
What sound is associated with a child in the poem?
Laugh of a bell
True or False: The poem depicts a serene and peaceful journey.
True
What is described as better than home?
Enthralling books
How is the classroom metaphorically described?
Like a sweet shop
What materials are mentioned in the classroom setting?
Sugar paper, coloured shapes
Who are Brady and Hindley referenced as?
Faded, like the faint, uneasy smudge of a mistake
What did Mrs. Tilscher leave by your name?
A good gold star
What scent is associated with a pencil?
Slowly, carefully, shaved
What musical instrument’s sound is mentioned?
A xylophone
Fill in the blank: The classroom glowed like a _______.
[sweet shop]
True or False: The scent of a pencil is described as sharp and overwhelming.
False
What feeling does the mention of Brady and Hindley evoke?
Unease
What does the good gold star symbolize?
Approval or praise
Fill in the blank: The xylophone’s nonsense was heard from _______.
[another form]
What happened to the inky tadpoles over the Easter term?
They changed from commas into exclamation marks.
What did three frogs do in the playground?
They hopped, freed by a dunce.
Who followed the three frogs in the playground?
A line of kids jumping and croaking away from the lunch queue.
What did a rough boy tell you?
He told you how you were born.
What was your reaction when the rough boy told you how you were born?
You kicked him but stared at your parents, appalled.
Fill in the blank: The inky tadpoles changed from _______ into exclamation marks.
commas
Fill in the blank: A rough boy told you how you were _______.
born
True or False: The kids were jumping towards the lunch queue.
False
What did rhe air tasted like?
Electricity
What did the intangible alarm make you?
Untidy and hot
What is the sky?
Heavy and seaxy
Who did you ask how you were born?
Mrs Tilscher
Fill in the blank “ smiled,/ then turned away. ________________”
Reports were handed out
Fill in the blank “__________ to be grown,”
Impatient
Wgat did the sky split into?
A thunderstorm
