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Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All by Maya Angelou

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

Which two words best describes the setting in lines 25-26?

a)

distant

b)

creepy

c)

Loud

d)

scary

2.

What is a genre when we talk about Books?

a)
A genre is a type of book cover design.
b)

A genre is a category of literature or book types that defines the style and content of books.

c)
A genre refers to the author of a book.
d)
A genre is a method of publishing books.
3.

Which is an example of the Fantasy genre?

a)

Five Nights at Freddy’s

b)

The Breadwinner

c)

Harry Potter & Percy Jackson novels

d)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

4.

From which fiction genre does the poet borrow the imagery in lineS 37-38

I’ve got a magic charm

That I keep up my sleeve,

a)
Fantasy
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Historical Fiction
d)
Romance
5.

Why does the author repeat the line “Life doesn’t frighten me at all?”

a)

To help over come her fears

b)

To help the reader not forget the title

c)

To tell that some people have a few fears

d)

To suggest that she is braver than her classmates

6.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Panthers in the park, Strangers in the dark, No, They don't frighten me at all

7.

Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poems speaker?

a)

Big ghosts in a cloud

b)

Mean old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose

c)

That new classroom where, Boys all pull my hair

d)

Dragons breathing flame, on my counterpane

8.

When does the poems speaker say she might be scared?

a)

Alone during the morning

b)

In her dreams

c)

Walking to school

d)

Battling bears

9.

Which item does the poems speaker claim as a special source of strength?

a)

Curly hair

b)

Magic charm

c)

Barking dogs

d)

A stranger in the dark

10.

Which statement below is true about the poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

a)

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

b)

The poem is about an older person remembering her childhood

c)

The poem's title is used throughout the poem as a refrain

d)

The poem is about a person’s fear of heights.

11.

Who is the author of the poem?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Shel Silverstein

c)

Lanston Hughes

d)

Lois Lowry

12.

What inference can you make about the speaker’s response to fears?

a)

The speaker needs her teddy bear

b)

The speaker stays inside at night

c)

The speaker smiles and makes fun of fears.

d)

The speaker does not read or listen to scary stories.

13.

What can be inferred about the poem's speaker from the author's use of language? (a)  

Choose from the below words
The speaker is a young girl.
The speaker is a young boy.
The speaker is an adult man.
The speaker is an adult woman.
14.
What conclusions can you draw about the speaker’s personality?
a)
They are shy.
b)
They are brave.
c)
They are happy.
d)
They are funny.
15.
What conclusions can you draw about the speaker’s age?
a)
The speaker is old.
b)
The speaker is in college.
c)
The speaker is a teenage.
d)
The speaker is elementary aged.
16.
Annotate the rhyme scheme for the following stanza:  
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
a)
AAABBC
b)
AABBBA
c)
AABCCB
d)
AAABBA
17.
How does the length of the lines affect the poem’s rhythm and meaning?
a)
The longer lines speed up the poem.
b)
The longer lines are more upbeat.
c)
The shorter lines speed up the poem. 
d)
The shorter lines are more serious.
18.
Which phrase is the best clue that the poem’s speaker is a child? 
a)
“Life doesn’t frighten me at all” 
b)
“I can walk the ocean floor” 
c)
“Mean old Mother Goose” 
d)
“Tough guys in a fight” 
19.
Which of these is a fear of something real? 
a)
a fear of “Noises down the hall” 
b)
a fear of “Big ghosts in a cloud” 
c)
a fear of “Mean old Mother Goose” 
d)
a fear of “Dragons breathing flame” 
20.
What do the words “make them shoo” mean? 
a)
make them cry 
b)
make them go away 
c)
make them come closer 
d)
make them laugh 
21.
What do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker? 
a)
The speaker is not scared of the things in the poem. 
b)
The speaker is scared of birds. 
c)
The speaker is too scared to cry. 
d)
The speaker cannot fly.