Life Doesn't Frighten Me Test

Which phrase is the best clue that the poem's speaker is a child?

• Life doesn't frighten me at all

• I can walk the ocean floor

• Mean old Mother Goose

• Tough guys in a fight

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of these is a fear of something real?

• a fear of “Noises down the hall”

• a fear of “Big ghosts in a cloud”

• a fear of “Mean old Mother Goose”

• a fear of “Dragons breathing flame”

Which of these is a fear of something imaginary?

• Shadows on the wall

• Big ghosts in a cloud

• Mean old Mother Goose

• Dragons breathing flame

What do the words 'make them shoo' mean?

• make them cry

• make them go away

• make them come closer

• make them laugh

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

What do the lines 'I won't cry / So they fly' tell you about the speaker?

• The speaker is not scared of the things in the poem.

• The speaker is scared of birds.

• The speaker is too scared to cry.

• The speaker cannot fly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.6

An important idea in the poem is

• going to school every day

• being afraid of animals

• using your imagination

• getting enough sleep

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Which lines most clearly show that the speaker is probably a girl?

• “Mean old Mother Goose / Lions on the loose”

• “I make fun / Way they run”

• “I go boo / Make them shoo”

• “That new classroom where / Boys all pull my hair”

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

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.

• is brave only when asleep.

• is scared of waking up.

• is tired and needs to rest.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The poem's theme focuses on the importance of

• going to school

• imagining scary things

• dealing with our fears

• learning how to swim

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of these lines have the most serious tone, or feeling?

• Bad dogs barking loud / Big ghosts in a cloud

• Tough guys in a fight / All alone at night

• I just smile / They go wild

• I go boo / Make them shoo

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4