1. Identify the main idea and the supporting details from the poem.

2. In pairs, take turns to give a summary of the events from the time the girl alights at the bus stop. Write the summary in your exercise book.

3. Which means of transport did the girl use to go to River Ungwana?

4. Identify the proverb used in the poem and give its meaning.

5. What are the examples of 'unimaginable destruction' that can be caused by water pollution?

6. What are the examples of 'unimaginable destruction' that can be caused by water pollution?

7. Imagine that you are the girl in the poem. What would you have told the matatu drivers about the dangers of speeding?

8. In the last stanza, the girl walks back to the bus stop. Where do you think she wants to go?

9. Name the issues facing Ungwana City according to the poem.

10. Which of the issues you have named in number 9 above are facing your town or village? How do you think the issues can be solved?

11. Where do you dream of travelling to? Give a reason for your answer.