Yesterday I Took a Test
From the book My Dog Likes to Disco
Yesterday I took a test.
I got a perfect score.
A perfect score is something
that I’ve never had before.
My teacher nearly fainted.
My parents were impressed
to think that I knew every single
answer on the test.
But that’s not how I did it.
No, it was only luck.
I guessed on every answer;
not just ones where I was stuck.
I guess it was my lucky day.
I feel like such a fool.
I should have played the lottery.
Instead I went to school.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: School Poems
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems
From the book My Dog Likes to Disco
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