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English
6th -
9thgrade
Practice Folklore - Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy tales
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A highly exaggerated and often funny story about folk heroes in local settings is a...
folktale
myth
tall tale
ffairy tale
- 2. Multiple Choice
A story passed on orally (spoken out loud) from one generation to another is a...
folktale
myth
fable
legend
- 3. Multiple Choice
A story that involves magical/fantasy elements such as fairy godmothers, witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve a prince and/or princess, this is a...
Fable
Folk Tale
Legend
Fairy Tale
- 4. Multiple Choice
Braveheart is based on a historical figure with exaggeration, which is an example of what type of folklore...
Tall Tale
Legend
Fable
Fairy Tale
- 5. Multiple Choice-5. Stories that involve characters with highly exaggerated abilities and qualities.Tall TaleUrban LegendLegendsPourquoi Tales -Why? /Tales
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characters would you find in a legend?
talking animals
aliens
historical people
gods and goddesses
- 7. Multiple Choice-6. Stories that explain how the world came to be or how human beings were created. They may also explain how qualities came about such as...why a zebra has stripes or why a pig has a curly tail.Trickster TalesTall TalesFairy TalesCreation Myths - Pourquoi Tales
- 8. Multiple Choice-5. Stories that involve characters with highly exaggerated abilities and qualities.Tall TaleUrban LegendLegendsPourquoi Tales -Why? /Tales
- 9. Multiple Choice-1. A brief story or poem, usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson, or moral.MythTall Talefairy talefable
- 10. Multiple Choice
A story that was created to explain mysteries of the universe.
epic
fable
legend
myth
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a characteristic of a tall tale
follows a quest, or journal of a hero who has incredible strength and courage
uses exaggeration to emphasize the abilities and achievements of the hero or heroine
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a characteristic of a fable?
has a moral that is directly stated at the end of indirectly communicated through what happens in the story
tells about a hero that has unusual powers
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are characteristics of myth?
features gods or other beings who have supernatural powers as well as certain flaws
usually includes animal characters that stand for specific human qualities
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA tall tale is usuallyserioussadscaryfunny
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis story type usually has a character that is "larger than life."LegendTall TaleMythHistorical Fiction
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBrief stories, often with animal characters, that are told to express morals are known asparables.fables.fairytales.legends.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne example of a legend isBeauty and the BeastCoyoteKing Arthurthe White Snake
- 18. Multiple Choice
One example of a tall tale is
Cinderella
The Quilt-maker
Paul Bunyan
Anansi
- 19. Multiple Choice
One example of a fable is
Cinderella
Johnny Appleseed
Hercules
The Tortoise and the Hare
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA story that involves fantasy elements such as witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve princes and princesses and today are generally told to entertain children.Fairy TalesMythsFolk TalesLegends
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of folklore literature is Cinderella ?LegendMythFableFairy Tale
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe storyline of events that make up a story is called?Character TraitsPlotExpositionLiterature
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSet long ago. Tells about people and their actions or deeds. Based on facts, but are not completely true. Historical events were changed to make the story more interesting.legendmythfairytalefable
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe central message or insight about life is called:themeinfermoralanalyze
- 25. Multiple ChoiceSome stories are told to teach you a lesson about life. What is that lesson known as?themeconflictmoralunderstatement
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow is a fairy tale different than a fable?Only fables uses animalsOnly fairy tales use magicOnly fairy tales have real peopleOnly fables teach a lesson.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of a fairy tale?The Tortoise and the HareLittle MermaidKing ArthurHercules
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the time and place of a story?characterplotproblemsetting
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .FableFolk TaleFairy TaleAll of These
- 30. Multiple Choice________ means to fight, battle or strugglecharacterfolktaleconflictresolution
- 31. Multiple Choice_____________ means to resolve a problemconflictresolutionsettingfolktale
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe definition of a Tall Tale is...A traditional story believed to be based on real people and eventsA humorous story about events and characters that are exaggeratedA classical story created to explain mysteries of the universeA story about idiots with too much power
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these examples would be a character from a legend?ZeusRobin HoodThe Cat in the HatMrs. Jackson
- 34. Multiple ChoiceFairy tales usually haveA happy endingGood and Bad charactersThings in threesAll of the above
- 35. Multiple ChoiceTo put things together to see how they are different.fablescontrastcomparefairytale
- 36. Multiple ChoiceTo put things together to see how they are the same.compareinfercontrastfable
- 37. Multiple Choice
In the story, "Boy Who Cried Wolf" we learn a lesson about honesty. This is an example of a ____________.
folktale
legend
fable
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