10 Questions
What caused the loss of the poet's homework?
Pressing the wrong keys
How did the poet feel when the computer consumed the homework?
Unsettled
What did the poet do when the computer misbehaved?
Threw it out the window
What did the poet think might have caused the loss of the homework?
A virus or a worm
What led to the poet's decision to throw the computer in the trash?
Finding a good solution
What did the poet use to describe the computer's consumption of the homework?
The poet used metaphors to describe the computer's consumption of the homework, such as gnaw, nibble, chomp, and chew.
What key combination did the poet accidentally press that led to the loss of the homework?
The poet accidentally pressed the Shift and Enter keys instead of Shift-Control, which led to the loss of the homework.
What did the poet suspect might have caused the loss of the homework?
The poet suspected that it might have been a virus or a worm that caused the loss of the homework.
What solution did the poet find for the misbehaving computer?
The poet found a good solution by throwing the computer out the window and into the trash.
How did the poet feel when the computer misbehaved?
The poet felt unsettled when the computer misbehaved, and even thought he heard it laugh.
Study Notes
The Poet's Lost Homework
- The poet's homework was lost because the computer consumed it.
- The poet felt frustrated and angry when the computer misbehaved and ate the homework.
- When the computer misbehaved, the poet threw it in the trash.
- The poet suspected that accidentally pressing the wrong key combination might have caused the loss of the homework.
- The poet's decision to throw the computer away was led by the computer's misbehavior and the loss of the homework.
- The poet used the metaphor of the computer "eating" the homework to describe the loss.
- The poet accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z, a key combination that led to the loss of the homework.
- The poet suspected that pressing the wrong key combination might have caused the loss of the homework.
- The poet found the solution to the misbehaving computer by throwing it in the trash.
Test your reading comprehension with this quiz based on the comical poem "My Computer Ate My Homework." See how well you understand the poem's humorous take on the frustration of losing work on a computer.
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