The Oral Tradition Practice Test

What is the oral tradition in literature?

• stories passed by word of mouth from one generation to the next

• stories older than you

• rhyming stories

Which of these is not part of the oral tradition?

• fables

• folktales

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fables have three characteristics. They are short, feature animals as main characters, and ______________.

• state a moral.

• don't have a theme.

• don't have conflicts.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

Folktales are fictional, and they teach us about the culture from which they came.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

What makes legends unique from other oral tradition stories?

• They have a theme.

• They are completely fictional.

• They are based on a real person or event, but have become exaggerated over time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

MIsfortune is the true test of friendship is the moral for what fable?

• The Grasshopper and the Ants

• The Travelers and the Bear

• Grasshopper Logic

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

In "The Fox and the Crow," the fox is a flat character because he represents one human trait. What trait does he represent?

• sly

• scared

• vain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

The mouse in "The Lion and the Mouse' is a flat character. What trait does he represent?

• bravery

• trustworthiness

• sly

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is the moral of "Beef Snack Stick vs. Duck-Billed Platypus"?

• No one is special.

• Everyone is special.

• Having "stuff" doesn't make you special.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of these is a modern fable?

• The Travelers and the Bear

• The Other Frog Prince

• The Tortoise and the Hare