Folktales (Newsela and more)

Complete the sentence. Because many people told folktales over time ____.

• (A) the stories remained the same

• (B) the stories were more boring

• (C) the stories became interesting

• (D) the stories changed a little bit

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Select the sentence that BEST summarizes the article.

• (A) Folktales are different types of stories that have been passed down over the years.

• (B) Folktales are about teaching people life lessons and about making good choices.

• (C) Folktales are usually written about famous heroes from different parts of the world.

• (D) Folktales are found in books by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

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How does the information from the section "Teaching Lessons Through Fables" support the MAIN idea of the article?

• (A) It shows how both fables and folktales are usually stories about animals.

• (B) It tells how fables are older and very different from other types of folktales.

• (C) It explains how fables were once folktales passed down through storytelling.

• (D) It describes how lessons about hard work are important in telling folktales.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a FOLK TALE?

• Came from generations orally passing them down
• Speak to universal messages or themes
• More often read than spoken
• Tries to make sense of certain parts of different cultures.

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Which is not a reason why folktales are passed down from generation to generation?

• To strengthen the community and provide a common understanding. Stories often reflect the beliefs of the people who tell them.
• As a way of making their culture more popular and famous than other cultures.
• As a way of providing moral guidance and to show people how they should conduct themselves. The stories also warn of the consequences of not making the right choices.
• To pass on history and knowledge, such as the outcome of battles and tales of courage, in ages when many people could not read or write.

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The message or lesson the author wants you to know from the story.

• moral
• theme
• legend
• myth

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Traditional story that is passed down orally from one person to another.

• legend
• myth
• compare
• folktale

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A lesson that teaches right and wrong.

• moral
• infer
• myth
• legend

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Most folktales were passed down by word of mouth because many people could not read or write until the last 100 years.

• True
• False

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True or False: Some folktales use magic.

• True

• False

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