WorksheetsLife Doesn't Frighten Me
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does the speaker of the poem make a list: "Bad dogs, Big ghosts, mean Old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose"?
a)
to help us laugh
b)
to help us understand her age
c)
to help us think of bad things
d)
to help us make our own list of fears
2.
Why does the speaker repeat the refrain "life doesn't frighten me at all"?
a)
The speaker couldn't think of anything else to write
b)
To make it rhyme
c)
To make the poem scarier
d)
To emphasize the speakers point
3.
What attitude can you infer about the speaker?
a)
The speaker is happy
b)
The speaker is confident
c)
The speaker is lonely
d)
The speaker is worried
4.
How are the details in lines 28 - 32 different from those in stanzas (verses) 1 - 4?
a)
She is growing up and has different experiences
b)
There may be a new kid at school
c)
The other verses are very general experiences, this one is specific to being new to a school
d)
None of the other things that were mentioned in stanzas 1-4 were really that scary
5.
Why is "Kissy little girls/with their hair in curls" in lines 30 - 31 in parentheses?
a)
Maybe she is quoting what the boys said when they pulled her hair
b)
Maybe they didn't say it very loudly
c)
Maybe they didn't really mean it
d)
Maybe they didn't want the teacher to hear it
6.
What can you infer about the speaker's reaction to the boys in her class?
a)
She thinks they are unkind
b)
She won't let them scare her
c)
She thinks they are afraid of snakes
d)
She thinks she might scream
7.
Analyze what the speaker means in lines 37 - 40, when she says she has a "magic charm" that she "keeps up her sleeve."
a)
She has a secret solution to her problem
b)
She likes to play cards
c)
She keeps a lucky clover leaf near by
d)
She has a friend who knows magic
8.
How does the poem's final stanza differ from the ones before it?
a)
This stanza is different because it doesn't make a list
b)
This stanza is emphasizing the word "all"
c)
This stanza shows that the speaker was frustrated and ran out of words.
d)
This stanza emphasizes the point of the whole poem
9.
What stereotype is the speaker referring to in lines 33 and 34?
a)
All girls are afraid of frogs and snakes
b)
Screaming is a good thing
c)
All girls are afraid of bad dreams
d)
All boys like frogs and snakes
10.
Which line shows how very determined the speaker is to never show fear?
a)
Lines 25 - 26
b)
Lines 15 - 16
c)
Lines 7 - 8
d)
Lines 39 - 40
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