Folk Tale Test review

Which type of story has both magic and a happy ending?

• fairy tale

• fable

• poetry

• legend

Which of the following is NOT considered a mythical creature?

• god

• monster

• teacher

• heroine

Which of the following is a feature of a tall tale?

• talking animals

• exaggerations

• magical creatures

• moral

Which of the following characters is typically found in a fairy tale?

• a peasant

• a narrator

• grandmother

• a king

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tall tale?

• a short story

• a story with exaggerated events

• a true story

• a story beyond the realm of possibility

Which of the following characters would not be found in a legend?

• a sailor

• a fairy

• a missionary

• a pioneer

Which of the following best describes a fable?

• a story with a fairy godmother

• a story with exaggerations of real events

• a story that usually has a lesson to be learned

• a story that has a happy ending

Which of the following is a feature of a folk tale?

• ends with "and they lived happily ever after"

• legendary characters

• contains talking animals

• characters universal problems

Which of the following characters would be found in a legend?

• monsters

• real-life characters

• witches

• goddesses

Which on of these forms of literature is most likely to state a moral at the end of the story?

• tall tale

• myth

• legend

• fable