What are "they"?

This task is about predicting and making inferences.

Question 1Change answer

Read the first part of the poem:
 
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
 
a)  Name all the things you think "they" might be:
     
 
b)  Which word gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
     

Question 1Change answer

Read the first and second parts of the poem:
 
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
 
Although I try
with all my might 
I cannot
tell the left from right
 
c)  Name all the things you think "they" might be now:
     
 
d)  Which words in these parts gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
     

Question 1Change answer

Read the first, second, and third parts of the poem:
 
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
 
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
 
and which
is hot
and which 
is cold.
 
e)  Name what you think "they" might be now:
     
 
f)  Which words in these parts gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
     

Question 1Change answer

Read the first, second, third, and fourth parts of the poem:
 
Perhaps
 
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
 
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
 
and which
is hot
and which
is cold.
 
But still
I'm only five years old
so when we're going any place
I let my mother
wash my face.  
g)  Choose the line from the fourth part of the poem that gives you the best clue: 
     But stillI'm only five years oldso when we're going any placeI let my motherwash my face
 
h)  What do you think "they" might be: 
 
i)  How could "they" be a nuisance?