WorksheetsUnit 3: Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why does the author repeat the line “Life doesn’t frighten me at all?”
To help over come her fears
To help the reader not forget the title
To tell that some people have a few fears
To suggest that she is braver than her classmates
Read lines 1-2 from the poem:
"Shadows on the wall/Noises down the hall"
Which word best describe the setting?
silent
mysterious
distant
loud
Read line 10 from the poem:
"Dragons breathing flame"
From which type of fiction does the poet borrow the imagery from?
realistic
fantasy
historical
humorous
Which lines in the poem best support the idea that the speaker knows how to keep her fears away?
Shadows on the wall, Noises down the hall, Life doesn't frighten me at all, Bad dogs barking loud, Big ghosts in a cloud, Life doesn't frighten me at all
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
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
Panthers in the park, Strangers in the dark, No, They don't frighten me at all
Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poems speaker?
Big ghosts in a cloud
Mean old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose
That new classroom where, Boys all pull my hair
Dragons breathing flame, on my counterpane
When does the poems speaker say she might be scared?
Alone during the morning
In her dreams
Walking to school
Battling bears
Which item does the poems speaker claim as a special source of strength?
Curly hair
Magic charm
Barking dogs
A stranger in the dark
Which statement below is true about the poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?
The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up
The poem is about an older person remembering her childhood
The poem's title is used throughout the poem as a refrain
The poem is about a person’s fear of heights.
What can the reader infer about the speaker in the selection?
She is a baby
She is a mother
She is an old person
She is a school-aged child
Who is the author of the poem?
Maya Angelou
Shel Silverstein
Lanston Hughes
Lois Lowry
How many lines are in this poem?
12
25
40
44
What inference can you make about the speaker’s response to fears?
The speaker needs her teddy bear
The speaker stays inside at night
The speaker smiles and makes fun of fears.
The speaker does not read or listen to scary stories.
