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Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the speaker from the poem and what is the text evidence?

a)

A young girl

b)

A young boy

c)

Lines 29 & 33-34

d)

Lines 4-5

2.

The meter (or beat) of the poem

a)

narrative poem where it is like telling a long story

b)

A limerick- a structured rhyming joke

c)

a nursery rhyme, making a statement in a silly way

d)

haiku- a Japanese poem about nature

3.

Which lines in stanza 1 describe the setting as mysterious and creepy?

a)

Lines 1-2

b)

Lines 3-4

c)

Lines 6

4.

What genre would you find dragons in?

a)

Adventure Stories

b)

Fantasy

c)

Historial Fiction

d)

Humor

5.

How does the poem show fear being pushed away?

a)

Shadows on the wall

Noises down the hall

Life doesn’t frighten me at all

Bad dogs barking loud

Big ghosts in a cloud

b)

Mean old Mother Goose Lions on the loose

They don’t frighten me at all

Dragons breathing flame

On my counterpane

That doesn’t frighten me at all.

c)

I go boo

Make them shoo

I make fun

Way they run

I won’t cry

So they fly

I just smile

They go wild

Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

d)

Don’t show me frogs and snakes

And listen for my scream,

If I’m afraid at all

It’s only in my dreams.

6.

What is the most realistic threat?

a)

Big ghosts

b)

Mean Mother Goose

c)

Boys pulling hair

d)

Walking on the ocean floor

7.

What is the importance of the last two stanzas?

a)

they are warning us

b)

making us laugh

c)

inspiring us

d)

make fear go away

8.

When is the speaker most likely to be scared?

a)

Lines 28-29

b)

Lines 35-36

c)

Lines 39-40

d)

Lines 8-9

9.

What does the speaker say made them strong?

a)

Curly hair

b)

Magic charm

c)

Barking Dogs

d)

Strangers

10.

Pick two sentences that describe the poem.

a)

It is about the fear of getting older

b)

It is a long scary dream

c)

Imagery that uses the senses

d)

It is couplets

e)

The title of the poem is also a refrain.

11.

Which of the following best describes the type of poetry used for "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

a)

Free verse poetry because some stanzas were longer or shorter than others and some lines didn't even rhyme.

b)

It was a haiku because the poem had 3 lines with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the third line.

c)

The poem was a limerick because it was funny and used the rhyme scheme aabba

d)

The poem was a sonnet which only has fourteen lines.

12.

How did the language contribute to the mood of the poem?

a)

Talking about dragons and panthers gives the poem a mood of strengths and bravery while phrases such as "I go boo" makes the poem fun.

b)

The use of childish babble made the poem immature

c)

By using only academic language made the poem sound like a grown up talking.

d)

The poem used only mean language to convey anger.