Question

Read the following poem carefully. On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following statements as briefly as possible. Write the answers in the space provided. Read the poem A SMILE Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him. I thought about that smile, then I realized its worth. A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth. So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected. Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected! a) People catch smiles just like they __________________ b) The poet realized that he had passed on his smile to another person when he ____________________ c) A __________________________ can travel the whole world as one smile leads to another. d) “Don’t leave it undetected.” A piece of advice that the poet gives in the line is that ____________________e) The poet wants to start an ___________________ and get the world

infected by it so that everyone keeps smiling
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Answer 1

Answer: Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. ... A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth. So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected. Let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

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