On Turning 10

Why does the speaker feel sick?

• He has the flu.

• He is turning 10 years old.

• He ate a bad apple.

Who is the speaker saying good bye to?

• His Grandma.

• His imaginary friends.

• His brother and sister.

What point of view was this poem written?

• 1st Person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 2nd person

Why is one considered "perfect simplicity"?

• babies have many responsibilities at one

• babies have to work

• babies are busy crawling

• babies have no life responsibilities

Who is the speaker in "On Turning Ten"?

• a young girl

• an older man

• a young boy

• Bill Colllins

How does the speaker of the poem feel about turning ten?

• happy and excited
• angry and shocked
• uncertain and surprised
• sick and upset

The speaker of the poem doesn't want to turn ten because...

• life gets to easy when you are older.
• the best age you can be is two years old.
• he doesn't want to get wrinkles.
• he'll miss certain parts of his life when he was younger.

Use the context clues in stanza three to identify the correct meaning of the word solemnly.

• cheerfully
• angrily
• seriously
• joyfully

"It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light.If you cut me I could shine.But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,I skin my knees. I bleed."
What does the speaker realize about growing up in the final stanza?

• Adults don't have light underneath their skin.
• When you fall down it is painful.
• Life is always easy.
• Life can be difficult.

A comparison of two things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• metaphor