Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Authored by Jennifer Bailey
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on poetry analysis and literary elements, specifically centered around Maya Angelou's poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me." The content is appropriate for 6th grade students who are developing their understanding of fundamental poetic devices and literary analysis skills. Students need to master key concepts including speaker versus author, tone, theme, rhyme scheme, and the purpose of repetition in poetry. The quiz assesses students' ability to distinguish between literal and figurative language, identify real versus imaginary fears within the poem, and analyze how poetic techniques like repetition serve to emphasize meaning. Students must also demonstrate comprehension skills by drawing conclusions about character traits based on textual evidence and understanding implied meanings of phrases within context. Created by Jennifer Bailey, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing student comprehension after reading and discussing Maya Angelou's empowering poem about courage and overcoming fear. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment to gauge students' understanding of both basic literary terminology and their ability to analyze specific textual content. It works effectively as a review activity before a unit test, homework assignment to reinforce classroom discussions, or warm-up activity to refresh students' memory of previously covered material. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.2 for determining theme and analyzing its development, RL.6.4 for determining meaning of words and phrases including figurative language, and RL.6.5 for analyzing how specific elements contribute to meaning and style in poetry.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speaker of a poem
the author
the main character
the person reading the poem
can be the author or a fictional character
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tone is
the author's or speaker's attitude toward his/her subject
the reader's attitude toward what he/she is reading
the overall feeling of the poem
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rhyme scheme is
when two words have the same ending sound
when two words have the same beginning sound
the pattern of end rhyme
rhyme within a line
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The purpose of repetition is to
help the reader memorize the poem
help the author memorize the poem
emphasize important ideas in a poem
emphasize words that are difficult to understand
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A message about life that is usually not directly expressed in a poem or other written work is
theme
tone
mood
message
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is
a child, specifically a girl
a child, specifically a boy
Maya Angelou
whomever is reading the poem
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One theme of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is
people of all ages can and should face their fears with courage.
that fears of the dark, dogs barking, and shadows are common.
girls have more fears than boys.
people do not need to face their fears to have a good life.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
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