Sing a song of sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four-and-twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie!
When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing;
Was not that a dainty dish
To set before the king ?
The king was in his counting-house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlor,
Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird
And snapped off her nose.
Questions:
Q: What was in the pocket full of rye?
Ans: Four-and-twenty blackbirds.
Q: What happened when the pie was opened?
Ans:: The birds began to sing.
Q: What does the rhyme say was a "dainty dish"?
Ans:: The birds baked in the pie.
Q: What was the king doing in his counting-house?
Ans:: The king was counting out his money.
Q: What was the queen doing in the parlor?
Ans:: The queen was eating bread and honey.
Q: What was the maid doing in the garden?
Ans:: The maid was hanging out the clothes.
Q: What happened to the maid in the garden?
Ans:: A blackbird came down and snapped off her nose.
Rhyming Words:
Q: What word rhymes with "pie" in the rhyme?
Ans:: My
Q: What word rhymes with "sing" in the rhyme?
Ans:: King
Q: What word rhymes with "honey" in the rhyme?
Ans:: Money
Q: What word rhymes with "clothes"?
Ans:: Nose
Opposite Words:
Q: What is the opposite of "open" (as in opening the pie)?
Ans:: Closed
Q: What is the opposite of "king" in the rhyme?
Ans:: Queen
Q: What is the opposite of "bread" in the rhyme (as in bread and honey)?
Ans:: Cake (as a suggestion for an opposite food item)
Q: What is the opposite of "garden" in the rhyme?
Ans:: House or indoors
Questions:
Q: Who was counting money in the rhyme?
Ans:: The king was in his counting-house, counting his money.
Q: Who was eating bread and honey?
Ans:: The queen was in the parlor eating bread and honey.
Q: What did the maid do in the garden?
Ans:: The maid was hanging out the clothes.
Q: What happened to the maid in the garden?
Ans:: A blackbird came down and snapped off her nose.
Q: What do you think the birds sang when the pie was opened?
Ans:: Maybe they sang a cheerful song to welcome everyone!
Q: If you were to add another character to the rhyme, who would it be and what would they be doing?
Ans:: Maybe a dog in the garden playing with the maid or a jester entertaining the king.
Q: What is the rhyme's main pattern?
Ans:: The rhyme follows a rhythmic, repetitive structure where actions and sounds of characters and animals are described.