Paul Bunyan and the Troublesome Mosquitoes

What kind of story is this? (What type of genre)

• a fable

• a tall tale

• realistic fiction

• informational reading

What does the word 'Fell' mean as it is used in this story?

• to grow

• to fill

• to fix

• to cut down

True or False?

Paul Bunyan is a real person.

• True

• False

What was the main problem in the story?

• Paul was too big for his crib when he was a baby.

• Paul's lumber jacks didn't like flapjacks.

• The mosquitoes liked sugar.

• The mosquitoes stung and bit people.

This story is a tall tale because...

• It has magical characters in it.

• It takes normal events and exaggerates them.

• It teaches you a lesson

• It starts with "Once upon a time".

What is the meaning of the word 'plummeted' as it is used in this story?

• to fall straight down

• to walk fast

• to swim across

• to fly upwards

True or False?

Paul Bunyan was the reason that the mosquitos drowned in the river.

• True

• False

When did the lumberjacks celebrate and eat flapjacks and scrambled eggs?

• In the morning during breakfast.

• While they ate lunch.

• In the evening during dinner.

• On Sunday afternoon.

Which of the following sentences from the text would support the fact that the mosquitoes were troublesome?

• "Young Paul might've been dangerous, if he hadn't been kind to the core."

• "Remember the summer of the troublesome mosquitos?"

• "The fearsome insects intermarried and had children that could sting like a bee and bite as often as a mosquito."

• "Their craving for sweets was their downfall."

How did Paul try and stop the mosquitos?

• He imported some huge bees to destroy them.

• He married the bees and the mosquitos.

• He ate so many flapjacks.

• He swung his axe in the air.