This is a sample of pre, while and post reading questions about the poem 'Remember' written by Cristina Rosetti

1. REMEMBER
by
Christina Rossetti

2. BIOGRAPHY OF THE POET
Watch the video. Circle the correct answers.

3. Listen the song.

4. Stick the sentences under the correct column.
DEATH IS THE WORST BECAUSE SEPARATION IS THE WORST BECAUSE

5. Work in groups
Group A
Group B
Group A defend the idea of ‘death is worst’
Group B defend the idea of ‘separation is worst’

6. Work in groups. Group A group B.There are 14 lines in the poem. The
lines are given in jumbled order. 2 members of the each group will Look
at the pictures on the wall and help their group members to put the
lines into correct order.

7. 1 2 3
4 5
6

8. 7 8 9
10 11 12

9. 13 14

10. • Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the box.
• 1- There is still a …………. of hope that she might be found alive.
• 2- They're …………… for a few weeks in the summer.
• 3- The …………. in the society can easily be observed by the behaviors of the
youngsters.
• 4- He is still ……….. for his wife.
• 5- Let us …………for all the sick children.
• 6- The doctor ………. his professor about the case of the patient.
• 7- When I was a child, my father went to many ……….countries.
Go away Grieve Corruption Far away Vestige Pray Counsel

11. odd one out
1- Late pray leave our
2- Understand land had hand
3- Remember thoughts afterwards understand
4- Remind recall remember review
5- Darkness corruption grieve pray

12. Choose the correct rhyme for each word.
• PRAY : away, fly, cry
• SMILE: aisle, tale, tail
• GRIEVE: retrieve, strive, arrive
• LATE: isolate, doctorate, consulate

13. Find the antonyms from the poem
• Forget
• Past
• Cry
• Happy
• Noisy
• Brightness
• Close

14. Fill in the blanks with one of the following words.
yet when Only than If or
1-I found it ………. I was cleaning out the cupboards.
2-We'll have the party in the garden ………. the weather's good.
3-The house will take two ………. three years to complete.
4-It cost less ………… I expected.
5-turkish government is experiencing some economical difficulties and ……….. no measures have been taken.
6- …………. those who experienced training sessions will be taken into the consideraation for job application.

15. Put the questions below under the correct
theme.
• Who loves who more in this poem? Can you tell for sure?
• Is the speaker serious when she tells her beloved that it is better to forget her?
• Does the speaker seem like one of those live-in-the-past types to you? Why or why not?
• What do you make of the fact that the word "death" never appears in this poem? What effect does
this have?
death love Memory and the past

16. Quiz time

17. Time to produce
• Work in groups. A, B, C, D. A group member in each group draws a
Picture of a line on the board so that the other group members will
find it.

18. • Write a letter from the beloved one to the poet. Explain your feelings.

19. • Suppose that you are the poet. Write an epitaph for your tombstone.

20. Prepeared by;
Alev Senem ÖZAKIN
Merve TÜRKOĞLI
Savaş Sezgin KOSKA