Complete the following summary with exact words from the poem. One example has been done for you. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher. The poem describes Mrs. Jones, the speaker's next-door neighbour, who has a unique garden filled with 1. ____. Her garden includes a peculiar 2. ____, a pond, and a rockery, along with an unusual 3. ____ that she finds charming. Mrs. Jones plants tiny, 4. ____ plants between the stones, which the speaker thinks must be so small that they are planted with a 5. ____. One day, Mrs. Jones invites the speaker to see her garden, and they discuss a 6. ____ that Mrs. Jones treasures. When the speaker asks where the 7. ____ flower is, Mrs. Jones says that the speaker has been 8. ____ on it all along.
stones
path
along with an unusual ____ that she finds charming.
sundial
Mrs. Jones plants tiny, ____ plants between the stones
delicate
pin
they discuss a ____ that Mrs. Jones treasures.
flower
When the speaker asks where the ____ flower is
lovely
Mrs. Jones says that the speaker has been ____ on it all along.
standing
Explanation
(1) From the poem: 'My next-door neighbour, Mrs. Jones, has got a garden full of stones.' (2) From the poem: 'A crazy path, a lily pond.' (3) From the poem: 'A sundial with a strange device, which Mrs. Jones thinks rather nice.' (4) From the poem: 'They are so delicate and small.' (5) From the poem: 'I can't think how she gets them in, unless she plants them with a pin.' (6) From the poem: 'We stood and talked about a flower for quite a quarter of an hour.' (7) From the poem: 'Where is this lovely thing?' I cried. (8) From the poem: 'You're standing on it,' she replied.