Folktales

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a FOLK TALE?

• Came from generations orally passing them down
• Speak to universal messages or themes
• More often read than spoken
• Tries to make sense of certain parts of different cultures.

How is a fairy tale different than a fable?

• Only fables uses animals
• Only fairy tales use magic
• Only fairy tales have real people
• Only fables teach a lesson.

Which of the following would NOT be a reason for a myth to be written?

• How did our world come to be?
• Where does thunder come from?
• Why is that person considered a hero?
• Where do people go when they die?

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CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a legend?

• Fictional stories about fake people
• People who are currently alive and are really good at things
• Based on real people, but aren't necessarily all true stories
• Stories that try to explain how our world works.

What is not a characteristic about FABLES?

• Passed down from generation to generation
• Animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities
• Usually ends with a moral, or a short sentence with a lesson about life.
• Were like science because they explained how natural events work.

There is only one story per culture for each fairy tale.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.4.9

Myths are usually set in times long ago, before real people even existed.

• True
• False

Either the person never really did what the story says, or the historical events were changed. The purpose of changing the story was to make the story more realistic and magical.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

Which is not a reason why folktales are passed down from generation to generation?

• To strengthen the community and provide a common understanding. Stories often reflect the beliefs of the people who tell them.
• As a way of making their culture more popular and famous than other cultures.
• As a way of providing moral guidance and to show people how they should conduct themselves. The stories also warn of the consequences of not making the right choices.
• To pass on history and knowledge, such as the outcome of battles and tales of courage, in ages when many people could not read or write.

Which is an example of a myth?

• The Tortoise and the Hare
• Little Mermaid
• King Arthur
• Hercules