Worksheets"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 10mins
"I think that 'twixt the
Complete this cause-and-effect.
Cause: I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery
Nobody ever helps me.
I cried out with my mother’s grief.
And ain’t I a woman?
I could work as much and eat as much as a man.
What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:
"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."
noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise
out of harmony or balance
to have turned up the earth with a plow
none of these
What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:
"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."
noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise
out of harmony or balance
to have turned up the earth with a plow
none of these
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Parallelism
The phrase "ain't I a woman" is repeated several times in paragraph two of her speech. Why does she repeat this phrase? What effect does it have on the reader?
The phrase is repeated because people do not believe she is a woman due to the fact that she acts like a man. People believe her because she is so insistent.
She was clearly upset that women did not have the same rights as men. It shows that she was unstable and could not speak well.
She repeats the phrase to make a point; she does not get the same treatment as white women, yet she can do as much (if not more) as a man. It shows she does not need any special treatment because she is a woman.
