WorksheetsLife Doesn’t Frighten Me At All by Maya Angelou
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which two words best describes the setting in lines 25-26?
distant
creepy
Loud
scary
What is a genre when we talk about Books?
A genre is a category of literature or book types that defines the style and content of books.
Which is an example of the Fantasy genre?
Five Nights at Freddy’s
The Breadwinner
Harry Potter & Percy Jackson novels
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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,
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
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.
Who is the author of the poem?
Maya Angelou
Shel Silverstein
Lanston Hughes
Lois Lowry
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.
What can be inferred about the poem's speaker from the author's use of language? (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
