WorksheetsLife Doesn't Frighten Me; On Turning Ten
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 55mins
The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is
a child, specifically a girl
a child, specifically a boy
Maya Angelou
whomever is reading the poem
One theme of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is
people of all ages can and should face their fears with courage.
that fears of the dark, dogs barking, and shadows are common.
girls have more fears than boys.
people do not need to face their fears to have a good life.
The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten" me is
Mother Goose
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Maya Angelou
Graham Salisbury
One of the real fears mentioned in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is
dragons on my counterpane
big ghosts in a cloud
mean old mother goose
noises down the hall
An imaginary fear in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All" is
shadows on the wall
bad dogs barking loud
dragons breathing flame
boys pulling my hair
What does the phrase "make them shoo" mean in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten me?
making your fears go away
making your fears come closer
making your classmates laugh
making your classmates cry
An important idea from "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is that
we should use our imaginations
we should always attend school
we should never sleep in dark rooms
we should keep magic charms
Why are certain lines repeated in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me?"
to show whom the speaker is
to show what the speaker is afraid of
to show what words rhyme
to emphasize that the speaker is standing up to her fears
In the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", what conclusions can you draw about the speaker's age and personality?
She is old and scared.
She is young and scared.
She is young and brave.
In the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", what do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker?
The speaker is trying not to be scared of the things in the poem.
The speaker is scared of birds.
The speaker is too scared to cry.
The speaker cannot fly.
In the poem "On Turning Ten", why does the speaker feel sick?
He has the flu.
He is turning 10 years old.
He ate a bad apple.
In the poem "On Turning Ten", who is the speaker saying good bye to?
His Grandma.
His imaginary friends.
His brother and sister.
In the poem "On Turning Ten", what point of view was this poem written?
1st Person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
2nd person
Who is the speaker in "On Turning Ten"?
a young girl
an older man
a young boy
Bill Colllins
How does the speaker of "On Turning Ten" feel about turning ten?
happy and excited
angry and shocked
uncertain and surprised
sick and upset
In the poem "On Turning Ten", the speaker of the poem doesn't want to turn ten because...
life gets to easy when you are older.
the best age you can be is two years old.
he doesn't want to get wrinkles.
he'll miss certain parts of his life when he was younger.
Use the context clues in stanza three, in the poem "On Turning Ten" to identify the correct meaning of the word solemnly.
cheerfully
angrily
seriously
joyfully
Which of the following best summarizes a theme of "On Turning Ten"?
Imagination is constrained by age.
Growing old is a universal fear, even though it feels unique to the individual.
Growing up means letting go of the carefree innocence of childhood.
Nature reflects the human cycle of life.
In the poem "On Turning Ten", what does the speaker realize when he is looking out the window?
Life is not as exciting as it used to be.
All of his friends have left him.
His skin is not shining anymore.
The bike leaning against the house is broken.
Reread lines 5-7 of the poem "On Turning Ten" - “a kind of measles of the spirit, / a mumps of the psyche, / a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.”
What does this description reveal about the speaker's attitude towards aging?
The speaker has a negative attitude towards aging.
The speaker has a positive attitude towards aging.
The speaker is indifferent about aging.
The speaker is excited about aging.
