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WorksheetsLife Doesn't Frighten Me at All
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 45mins
- What can be inferred about the poem’s speaker from the author’s use of language?
A. The speaker is a young girl.
B. The speaker is a young boy.
C. The speaker is an adult man.
D. The speaker is an adult woman.
3.Read lines 1–2 from the poem. Which two words best describe this setting?
A. Silent
B. Mysterious
C. Creepy
D. Distant
E. Loud
4. From which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?
F. Adventure stories
G. Fantasy
H. Historical fiction
J. Humor
5 Which lines in the poem describe the act of driving off fear?
A. Lines 1–5
B. Lines 7–11
C. Lines 13–20
D. Lines 33–36
6. Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?
F Lines 5–6
G Lines 7–8
H Lines 28–29
J Lines 39–40
7. Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?
A They are sad words in a fixed meter, used to warn the reader.
B They are silly words in a fixed meter, used to amuse the reader.
C They are hair-raising words in varying meters, used to inspire fear.
D They are sing-song words in varying meters, used to dismiss fear.
8. When is the poem’s speaker the most defenseless against fear?
F When in a new classroom
G When dreaming
H When on the ocean floor
J When battling lions
9. Which of these does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?
A Curly hair
B A magic charm
C Barking dogs
D A stranger in the dark
10. Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?
F The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up.
G The poem is about a long nightmare.
H The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.
J The poem is constructed entirely of couplets.
K The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.
