Folktales Practice

Any story that has been passed down for many years is considered a....

• Fable
• Folktale
• Tall Tale

What is different about the setting in a folktale? Select all that apply to genre.

• based in the past

• refers to the tale's culture

• setting is real

• Not based in the real world

____________ is a traditional story that has been handed down through the generations. 

• nonfiction
• drama
• chapter book
• folktale

Paul Bunyan is a story about a giant lumberjack; his story told through oral tradition in US

• myth
• legend
• fable
• folktale

A lesson that teaches right and wrong.

• moral
• infer
• myth
• legend

What is a folktale?

• Is a type of Mexican dance

• Is a fictional story with kings and queens

• Is a fictional story that comes from a specific country (pais) or culture

• Is a fictional story that comes from Asia only

In Folktales and Legends, sometimes animals may have human characteristics (personification)

• True

• False

Only animals are characters on folktales

• True

• False

What does a Folktale and a legend, have in common? how are they similar?

• They both have queens as main characters

• They are both from Asia only.

• They are both fictional stories passed down from generation after generation from a specific country or culture

• They have heroes and magical powers, and are passed down orally to younger generations.

Folktales are important because they teach a ________.

• Story

• Idea

• Lesson

• Consequence