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Traditional Literature sub-genres

Authored by Chelsie Stipke

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 108+ times

Traditional Literature sub-genres
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is a myth?

A story told by campfires to scare people.

An exaggerated truth

A story often used to explain nature. People believed in these stories like a religion.

A traditional story that is told by fortune tellers and rainmakers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Robin Hood and King Arthur are examples of

A folktale

a legend

a myth

a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A Story used to explain natural phenomena like floods, snow, lightening, etc is called a

Epic

Legend

Folktale

Myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Myths and legends belong to which genre of literature?

Poetry

Folklore & oral tradition

fantasy

Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Myths often involve gods or godesses

True

Maybe

False

I don't know

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Define legend

A video game

A traditional story that is told by fortune tellers and rainmakers.

A story told to warn children of danger.

A story that lies somewhere between myth and historical fact and which, as a rule, is about a particular figure or person.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Thor, Freya, & Balder are examples of

Norse Gods/goddesses & Mythology

Legends

Folktales

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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