TALL TALES: Johny Kaw and Johnny Appleseed

Which is NOT a characteristic of a tall tale?

• main character has superhuman qualitites

• all true facts

• tons of exagggerations

The author's purpose of a tall tale is to...

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• express

What was a super human quality of Johnny Kaw?

• He was able to fly.

• He was a giant.

• He was able to predict the future.

How tall was Johnny Kaw when he was born?

• 18 feet

• 6 foot 2

• 25 inches

How did Johnny travel with the family?

• He went on horseback.

• He walked.

• He flew in the air.

What crop did Johnny help to plant when he spat seeds into the wind?

• Wheat

• Corn

• Grass

What weather did Johnny protect the farm from with a scythe?

• Hurricane

• Cyclone

• Blizzard

Choose 2 examples of exaggeration from the story, Johnny Kaw.

• After 5 minutes he was born,he was 6 feet 2.

• Johnny drank 10 gallons of milk and ate 4 loaves of bread.

• Johnny swam the entire Missouri River

What was Johnny Appleseed's original name?

• John Smith

• John Chapman

• John Henry

What did Johnny use the branch of the apple tree for?

• He would throw apples off it.

• He cut it down and make firewood from it.

• He would sit (perch) on there and daydream.