Review for the HMH "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" test

Read lines 1-2 from the poem " Shadows on the wall/ Noises down the hall"

Which TWO words best describe the setting in lines 1-2?

• loud

• creepy

• mysterious

• silent

• distant

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which phrase best explains why the speaker repeats the line "Life doesnt frighten me at all"?

• To suggest the she is braver than her classmates

• to help overcome her fears

• to explain that the world is not scary

• to show that some people have many fearrs

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.RL.6.6

The genre of poem is most suggestive of a --

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

• limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way

• nursery rhyme, delivering a simple message in a fun way

• haiku, giving a structured description of something in nature

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CCSS.RL.6.9

Read lines 10 from the passage

"Dragons breathing fire"

From which fiction genre does the poet borrow the imagery in line 10?

• realistic

• Fantasy

• historical

• funny

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?

• They are sad words in a fixed meter, used to warn the reader.

• they are silly words in a fixed meter, used to amuse the reader.

• They are hair-raising words in varying meters, used to inspire fear.

• they are sing-song words in varying meters, used to dismiss fear.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

When does the poem's speaker say she might be scared?

• alone at night

• In her dreams

• on the ocean floor

• When battling lions

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Which item does the poem's speaker claim as a special source of strength?

• curly hair

• a magic charm

• barking dogs

• a stranger in the dark

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which TWO statements describes the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"?

• The poem is about a child's fear of growing up.

• The poem is about a long nightmare.

• The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.

• The poem is constructed entirely of couplets.

• The poem's title is also used as a refrain.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

Part A:

What can the reader infer about the speaker in the section?

• She is a baby.

• She is a dragon.

• She is an elderly person.

• She is a school aged girl.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

Part B: Which statement best explains the answer to PART A?

• Elderly people are probably afraid of lions and panthers.

• School-aged children are likely to fear having their hair pulled.

• Teenagers tend to worry about being alone at night.

• Babies are likely to be afraid of noises down the hall.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2