Ferry me Across the Water (Poem) Class 3rd

Ferry Me Across the Water -Poem

Poet - Christina Rossetti

 

Read and Enjoy poem

 Recite the following poem with the teacher and then in groups. 

 "Ferry me across the water, 

Do, boatman, do" 

"If you have a penny in your purse

I'll ferry you."  

I have a penny in my purse.  

And my eyes are blue:

So ferry me across the water. 

 Do, boatman, do "

"Step into my ferry-boat,

 Be they black or blue,

 And for the penny in your purse 

 I'l ferry you

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A.Tick the correct

1.The traveller wated to go across the 

(a) bridge   (b) road   (c) water   (d) park

2.The traveller's eyes were

(a) black   (b) brown   (c) green   (d) blue 

B.Answer the following questions :-

1. Who was the speaker talking to in the first two lines of the poem?

A. The speaker was talking to the boatman in the first two lines of the poem .

2. How much would the boatman charge to ferry the traveller across the water?

A. The boatman would charge a penny to ferry the traveller across the water.

3. Where had the traveller kept the penny?

A. The traveller kept the penny in the purse.

D.Unscrample the following words 

1. pish -ship
2. refyr-ferry
3. tyahc-yacht