"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Selection Quiz

The speaker in the poem confronts fears by ---

• screaming at scary things

• pulling classmates' hair

• smiling and making fun

• reading nursery rhymes

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The lines “If I’m afraid at all / It’s only in my dreams” emphasize that the speaker is —

• brave in the face of danger

• scared of waking up

• brave only when asleep

• tired and needs to rest

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is an important topic in the poem?

• Going to school every day

• Being afraid of animals

• Using your imagination

• Getting enough sleep

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What can be inferred about the poem’s speaker from the author’s use of language?

• The speaker is a young girl.

• The speaker is a young boy.

• The speaker is an adult man.

• The speaker is an adult woman.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Define meter in a poem.

• the rhythm and beat - the pattern

• a stick to measure with

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The meter of the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is most suggestive of —

• a narrative poem, telling a long story in a direct way

• a limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way

• a nursery rhyme, making a simple statement in a silly way

• a haiku, giving a pretty description of something in nature

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read lines 1–2 from the poem. Which two words best describe this setting?

• silent

• mysterious

• creepy

• distant

• loud

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

From which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?

• adventure stories

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• humor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which lines in the poem describe the act of driving off fear?

• Lines 1 - 5

• Lines 7 - 11

• Lines 13 - 30

• Lines 33 - 36

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?

• Lines 5 - 6

• Lines 7 - 8

• Lines 28 - 29

• Lines 39 - 40

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5