the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.
the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by written records.
2. Multiple Choice
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A brief story or poem, usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson, or moral.
Myth
Tall Tale
fairy tale
fable
3. Multiple Choice
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Stories from a society's most recent past. They are inspired by real people and real events and are passed down.
legend
fairy tale
myth
proverbs
4. Multiple Choice
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A society's oldest stories that may reflect religious traditions and beliefs. They may explain aspects of nature and have gods and goddesses.
legend
urban legend
myth
tall tale
5. Multiple Choice
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Stories composed orally and then passed down to a person by word of mouth. They are entertaining and have plots featuring heroes, adventure, magic or romance.
folktale
moral
motifs
Trickster Tales
6. Multiple Choice
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In the folktale, 'Crocodile's Treason', the antagonist is:
Lion
Vulture
Monkey
Crocodile
7. Multiple Choice
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'Crocodile Tears':
To be caught doing something wrong.
To be sneaky or conniving.
To display sorrow, grief or remorse that is not sincere.
To have the biggest portion of something.
8. Multiple Choice
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In Crocodile's Treason, 'Treason' refers to:
Sympathy
The betrayal of your country or leader.
Tricking your friends into thinking you are remorseful about something.
Tears
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In Crocodile's Treason, Crocodile's plan was to:
convince the court to return his bow and arrow.
convince Tink-Tinkje to hold onto Vulture's wing in the competition.
steal the 'lion's share' of the meat.
convince Lion to help him and the other animals reach the other river safely, past the Boer's farm and other land animals.
10. Multiple Choice
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A moral/lesson of the story of 'Tink Tinkje':
"Slow and steady wins the race."
Don't show insincere displays of emotion.
A warning against stealing.
"Dynamite comes in small packages."
11. Multiple Choice
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In the story, the 'Lion's Share', Lion is too:
jealous
suspicious
trusting
sneaky
12. Multiple Choice
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In the folktale 'Monkey's Fiddle, Wolf was the:
antagonist
protagonist
climax
exposition
13. Multiple Choice
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In Monkey's Fiddle, Monkey played upon his fiddle until:
Lion gave him the Kingdom.
Tink Tinkje escaped the hole and flew into the tree.
Crocodile and the other animals passed by the Boer's farm.
The court agreed to return his bow and arrow; Wolf acknowledged before the court that he had tricked Monkey; and Lion dropped the sentence.
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Limericks:
Fourteen line poems.
Five line, nonsense poems that ideally have an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Poems that tell a story.
Poems that explore the poet's emotions and views of the world.
15. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
In the poem, 'The Road Not Taken', the speaker must literally choose which road to take.
True
False
16. Multiple Choice
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In the poem 'The Road Not Taken', the speaker sees two roads joining in the distance.
True
False
17. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
'The Road Not Taken': The roads (decisions) were equally appealing to the speaker in the poem.
True
False
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
'Giant Thunder': The word 'hag' refers to a beautiful, young woman.
True
False
19. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
'Giant Thunder': Thunder is personified in the poem as a giant.
True
False
20. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
'The Pool Players': The poem is written in the second narrative voice.
True
False
21. Multiple Choice
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'The Pool Players': There are eight pool players in the poem.
True
False
22. Multiple Choice
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In Al Capone Does My Shirts, where does the story take place?
Florida
Jefferson City
Alcatraz
Leavenworth
23. Multiple Choice
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Why did Moose and his family move to Alcatraz Island?
He was misbehaving in school
His dad got a new job
His parents got a divorce
His grandmother passed away
24. Multiple Choice
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In Al Capone Does My Shirts, what sort of books does Natalie enjoy reading?
She hates reading
Love stories
Comic books
Indexes
25. Multiple Choice
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In Al Capone Does My Shirts, one of the main problems is...
finding out who is the nicest guard
finding out who made the fake money
finding out why A lCapone is doing homework
Finding out who started the fire in the apartment
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In Al Capone Does My Shirts, Moose writes a note to Al Capone to ask him for help with:
doing his homework.
getting his sister into the Esther P. Marinoff School.
doing his laundry.
finding out who started the fire in the apartment
27. Multiple Choice
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Which is an example of alliteration?
An angry alligator ate an apple.
The alligator's teeth were as white as snow.
The alligator's teeth were sharp daggers.
28. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is an example of hyperbole?
The peppery peperoni pizza has pieces of pineapple upon it.
I am so hungry I could eat 100 pizzas.
The girl smacked her lips when she saw the fresh pizza come out of the oven.
29. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is an example of a metaphor?
Only kryptonite can break through Superman's rock hard skin.
The sun smiled at Superman.
The bullet whizzed towards Superman as he caught it with his hand.
30. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is an example of an euphemism?
The dog's drool dripped down the couch.
My dog runs as fast as a cheetah.
We had to put my dog to sleep last week because she was sick.
31. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is an example of a simile?
The Grinch is as cuddly as a cactus.
The people of Whoville learn that you can't judge a book by its cover.
The Grinch zoomed down the mountain on his sled.
32. Multiple Choice
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Which is an example of personification?
The stars danced across the sky.
The stars were like glitter in the night sky.
As shooting star zoomed across the sky.
33. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
Once in a blue moon, a grizzly and a hiker will meet on a trail.
The hiker stood still like a statue waiting for the bear to walk away.
The grizzly bear growled at the hiker, threatening to attack.