Folktale Vocabulary

_____________ the main idea of what the author is trying to teach the reader.

• theme

• moral

• central message

• myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

_____________ a lesson in a story that tells right and wrong.

• moral

• myth

• fable

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

_____________ a message or big idea (not the main idea) of a story. For example: friendship, overcoming obstacles, cooperation.

• myth

• fable

• moral

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

_____________ a story, typically with animals as characters, that teaches a moral.

• folktale

• myth

• fable

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

_____________ an old story that’s been told again and again, often for generations. Passed down orally (spoken). They usually teach a moral or lesson.

• fable

• myth

• central message

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

_____________ a story often describing the adventures of beings with more than human powers that attempts to explain mysterious events.

• central message

• myth

• theme

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9