Class IV English: Don’t be Afraid of the Dark Quiz

What is the poem 'Don’t be Afraid of the Dark' about?

• Embracing the fear of darkness

• Avoiding the darkness

• Ignoring the darkness

• Overcoming the fear of darkness

What does the poet want us to do at night?

• Befriend the dark night

• Be afraid of the dark

• Sleep all night

• Ignore the night

What happens when the day is over?

• The earth stops rotating

• The stars and the moon shine brightly

• The sun rises

• The world ends

What does the earth do when the day is over?

• The stars disappear

• The earth starts spinning faster

• The sun shines brighter

• The sun sets and the earth rests

What does the poet suggest we can do at night?

• Befriend the dark night

• Be afraid of the dark

• Sleep all night

• Ignore the night

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? (a) The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

• True

• False

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? (b) The poet says that stars will always shine at night.

• True

• False

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? (c) The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.

• False

• True

What does the word 'afraid' mean?

• Feeling of joy

• Feeling of anger

• Feeling of sadness

• Feeling of fear

What does the word 'cease' mean?

• Continue

• Pause

• Start

• End