I Am an African Child

Who wrote the poem “I Am an African Child” and where was he born?

• Eku McGred

  (Freetown Sierra Leone)

• Robert Frost

  (San Francisco, California)

• Langston Hughes (Joplin, Missouri)

• William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon)

In the second line, “Born with a skin the colour of chocolate,” what do you think is the speaker’s meaning of the phrase “skin the colour of chocolate”?

• The speaker loves eating chocolate.

• It refers to the speaker’s white and flawless skin.

• It symbolizes the speaker’s dark or brown skin color.

• The speaker has a sweet personality.

Which of the following words is not mentioned in the poem “I Am an African Child”?

• Electronics

• Inventor

• Character

• Battle

Fill in the blanks with the missing words from the poem’s third stanza.

1st line: I am the son, daughter of the ____

2nd line: ____ in texture and content

3rd line: Full of _________ for a better tomorrow

4th line: Teach me discipline, teach __ character, teach me hard work

5th line: Teach me to think like the ____ within me

6th line: I am an _______ child.

• 1st line: galaxy

  2nd line: Poor

  3rd line: potential

  4th line: us

  5th line: star

  6th line: African

• 1st line: land

  2nd line: Smooth

  3rd line: hope 

  4th line: me

  5th line: voice

  6th line: American

• 1st line: moon

  2nd line: Wealthy

  3rd line: abilities

  4th line: her

  5th line: food

  6th line: Indonesian

• 1st line: soil

  2nd line: Rich

  3rd line: potential

  4th line: me

  5th line: star

  6th line: African

Arrange the sequence of words in the third line of the poem: brilliant / and / articulate / bright

• Bright, articulate, and brilliant

• Articulate, and bright, brilliant

• Bright, brilliant, and articulate

• And articulate, brilliant, bright

Choose the name that completes the analogy
Eku McGred : Author :: _____ : Inventor

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

• Thomas Sankara

• William Kamkwamba

In the poem's first stanza, a dream is described as

• A gate of hope

• A door of opportunity

• A rainbow after the rain

• A victory after the war

Choose the right synonym for the underlined word.

“I am an African Child

 Often the target of pity”

• Envy

• Responsible

• Compassion

• Hatred

What message does the poem convey about the new generation of African children?

• They are destined to repeat the mistakes of the past.

• They hold the power to shape a brighter tomorrow.

• They will forget their cultural identity to conform to social norms and standards.

• They will cry for plea and help.

What does the phrase “I Am an African Child” represent?

• A promotion of stereotypes among African people.

• A connection to the rich African heritage and cultural identity.

• A narrative about the experiences of an African child.

• Discrimination against the rich African heritage and cultural norms.