Fairy Tales Tall Tales Unit Assessment

Tall tales are fictional stories.

• True

• False

Tall tale characters are just like you or me.

• True

• False

 An important part of tall tales is exaggeration.

• True

• False

 Exaggeration means describing the truth exactly as it is without overstating it.

• True

• False

The settings of tall tales are often places on the American frontier.

• True

• False

 The tall tale character Paul Bunyan was a famous logger who cleared land in the frontier with his blue ox, Babe.

• True

• False

The tall tale about Casey Jones said that he rode a horse.

• True

• False

The tall tale character John Henry was also a logger like Paul Bunyan.

• True

• False

The tall tale about John Henry said that he was born with a hammer in his hand.

• True

• False