Practicing Success
Read the poem given below and answer the question by choosing the correct option: "I cannot go to school today," |
The long and never-ending list of sicknesses given by little Peggy in the poem shows that she is _________. Choose the correct option from the following: |
desperate to miss school genuinely unwell an obstinate and headstrong child a neglected child |
desperate to miss school |
The correct option is (1) desperate to miss school. The poem humorously exaggerates the ailments little Peggy Ann McKay claims to have in order to avoid going to school. The absurd and comically long list of illnesses she mentions suggests that she is making excuses and is not genuinely unwell. |