Worksheets'Thirteen' by Caleb Femi - AQA Worlds and Lives Anthology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where did Caleb Femi live from the age of 7?
Brighton
Manchester
North Peckham Estate, South London
Burgess Hill
Femi's first poetry collection, 'Poor', addresses... (choose all that apply)
systemic racism
issues that affect young black men
police brutality
the English countryside
Caleb Femi was born in...
France
Nigeria
Australia
USA
The dominant metaphor in 'Thirteen' is of ...
stars
dragons
mountains
bees
Why is the title of 'Thirteen' significant? (tick all that apply)
Caleb Femi wrote the poem when he was 13
Jesus was betrayed by the 13th disciple (Judas) at The Last Supper
13 is considered to be an unlucky number
It is the 13th poem in the anthology
'You fit the description of a (a) ?'
'the (a) and brightest stars'
'you were all.................'
super
superheroes
superstars
supernovas
'he will see you ..............'
helpless
powerless
power hungry
powerful
The police officer who visited Gloucester Primary School told the students they were 'little stars' because ... (choose all that apply)
the school hall lights were dazzling his eyes
he wanted them to believe they had potential
he was watching their nativity play and they were dressed as stars
he wanted them to feel the future was 'bright' with possibilities
Caleb Femi lived on the same (a) where 10 year-old Damilola Taylor was brutally killed in 2000, by two white brothers aged 12 and 13 at the time.
Whose voices do we hear in the poem? (tick all that apply)
The thirteen year-old boy's
The police officers'
The teacher's
The boy's mother's
What word is repeated at the end of the first stanza?
Wednesday
horizon
fed
thirteen
How is the image of 'black holes' related to Femi's desire to communicate what it is like to be young and poor and black?
How does the poem contrast the innocent world of the Primary School child with the powerlessness he experiences when he is questioned?
