comprehension homework unit7

thinking back

1. The first poem is about a house that Jerry built.
2. The roof of the house has a tilt.
   
3. The wind blows through the walls.
4. The second poem is about a hippopotamus.
5. The hippopotamus just pretends to swim.

thinking about it

1. The word askew means in a crooked position.
2. The way the wind may have blown through the wall is because there may be some holes in the wall so the wind can get through.
3. The builder was pretty bad,the roof had been tilted so that shows he wasn't concentrating.
4. Amphibious means it is comfortable out and in the water.
   
5. When a hippo is in the river only, its head can be seen!

by Abby