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WorksheetsLife Doesn't Frighten Me (22)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 56mins
The speaker in the poem confront fears by
screaming at scary things
pulling classmates' hair
smiling an making fun
reading nursey rhymes
The lines "if I'm afraid at all/It's only in my dreams" emphasizes that the speaker is
brave in the face of danger
scared of waking up
brave only when asleep
tire and needs to rest
What is one important topic in the poem?
Going to school every day
Being afraid of animals
Using your imagination
Getting enough sleep
Which phrase best explains why the speaker repeats the line Life doesn’t frighten me at all?
To help overcome her fears
To explain that the world is not scary
To show that some people have many 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 two words best describe the setting in lines 1–2?
Silent
Mysterious
Creepy
Distant
Loud
Which lines in the poem best support the idea that the speaker knows how to drive away fears?
Lines 1–6
Lines 7–12
Lines 13–20
Lines 41–44
Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?
Lines 5–6
Lines 7–8
Lines 28–29
Lines 39–40
What can the reader infer about the speaker in the poem?
She is a baby.
She is a teenager.
She is an elderly person.
She is a school-aged child.
Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?
They are sad words used to warn the reader.
They are silly words used to amuse the reader.
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They are hair-raising words used to inspire fear.
They are sing-song words used to dismiss fear.
When does the poem’s speaker say she might be scared?
Alone at night
In her dreams
On the ocean floor
When battling lions
Which item does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?
Curly hair
A magic charm
Barking dogs
A stranger in the dark
Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?
The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up.
The poem is about a long nightmare.
The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.
The poem is constructed entirely of couplets.
The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.
