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Life Doesn't Frighten Me (22)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speaker in the poem confront fears by

a)

screaming at scary things

b)

pulling classmates' hair

c)

smiling an making fun

d)

reading nursey rhymes

2.

The lines "if I'm afraid at all/It's only in my dreams" emphasizes that the speaker is

a)

brave in the face of danger

b)

scared of waking up

c)

brave only when asleep

d)

tire and needs to rest

3.

What is one important topic in the poem?

a)

Going to school every day

b)

Being afraid of animals

c)

Using your imagination

d)

Getting enough sleep

4.

Which phrase best explains why the speaker repeats the line Life doesn’t frighten me at all?

a)

To help overcome her fears

b)

To explain that the world is not scary

c)

To show that some people have many fears

d)

To suggest that she is braver than her classmates

5.

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?

a)

Silent

b)

Mysterious

c)

Creepy

d)

Distant

e)

Loud

6.

Which lines in the poem best support the idea that the speaker knows how to drive away fears?

a)

Lines 1–6

b)

Lines 7–12

c)

Lines 13–20

d)

Lines 41–44

7.

Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?

a)

Lines 5–6

b)

Lines 7–8

c)

Lines 28–29

d)

Lines 39–40

8.

What can the reader infer about the speaker in the poem?

a)

She is a baby.

b)

She is a teenager.

c)

She is an elderly person.

d)

She is a school-aged child.

9.

Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?

a)

They are sad words used to warn the reader.

b)

They are silly words used to amuse the reader.

c)

.

They are hair-raising words used to inspire fear.

         

d)

          They are sing-song words used to dismiss fear.

10.

When does the poem’s speaker say she might be scared?

a)

Alone at night

b)

In her dreams

c)

On the ocean floor

d)

When battling lions

11.

Which item 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

12.

Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

a)

The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up.

b)

The poem is about a long nightmare.

c)

The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.

d)

The poem is constructed entirely of couplets.

e)

The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.