Life Doesn't Frighten Me; On Turning Ten

The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• a child, specifically a girl

• a child, specifically a boy

• Maya Angelou

• whomever is reading the poem

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One theme of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• people of all ages can and should face their fears with courage.

• that fears of the dark, dogs barking, and shadows are common.

• girls have more fears than boys.

• people do not need to face their fears to have a good life.

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The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten" me is

• Mother Goose

• Margaret Peterson Haddix

• Maya Angelou

• Graham Salisbury

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One of the real fears mentioned in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• dragons on my counterpane

• big ghosts in a cloud

• mean old mother goose

• noises down the hall

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An imaginary fear in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All" is

• shadows on the wall

• bad dogs barking loud

• dragons breathing flame

• boys pulling my hair

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What does the phrase "make them shoo" mean in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten me?

• making your fears go away

• making your fears come closer

• making your classmates laugh

• making your classmates cry

An important idea from "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is that

• we should use our imaginations

• we should always attend school

• we should never sleep in dark rooms

• we should keep magic charms

Why are certain lines repeated in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me?"

• to show whom the speaker is

• to show what the speaker is afraid of

• to show what words rhyme

• to emphasize that the speaker is standing up to her fears

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In the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", what conclusions can you draw about the speaker's age and personality?

• She is old and scared.

• She is young and scared.

• She is young and brave.

In the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", what do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker?

• The speaker is trying not to be scared of the things in the poem.

• The speaker is scared of birds.

• The speaker is too scared to cry.

• The speaker cannot fly.