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Read the song below and then answer questions that follow.
Hush little baby don't say a word.
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town
Questions
(a) Classify the song above. Give a reason for your answer.
(b) List the things the person to whom the song is sung is likely to receive.
(c) Who is possibly singing this song?
(d) For what reasons do the singer sings the song above? Write the lines to illustrate your reasons.
(e) To whom is the song sung? Give a reason for your stand.
(f) Explain the economic activity of the people where the song is sourced.
(g) Write the line: Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass,

Answer Text:
(a) Classify the song above. Give a reason for your answer.
A lullaby song. The singer sings to make the baby silent
b) List the things the person to whom the song is sung is likely to receive.
 Mockingbird
 Diamond ring
 Looking glass
 Billy goat
 Cart and bull
(c) Who is possibly singing this song?
The baby’s sibling. There is a mention of ‘papa’.
(d) For what reasons do the singer sings the song above? Write the lines to illustrate your reasons.
To keep the baby quiet. In the line first line that goes; “Hush little baby don't say a word”
To give the baby promises.in the second line the singer sings; “Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird”
(e) To whom is the song sung? Give a reason for your stand.
A baby….papa is mention/ referred to as ‘little baby’
(f) Explain the economic activity of the people where the song is sourced.
Livestock keeping. A bull, billy goat mentioned.
(g) Write the line: Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass, in standard English.
Father is going to buy you a looking glass.
(h) And if that billy goat won't pull.
Rewrite by replacing the underlined word with two words.
And if that billy goat will not pull.