Types of Traditional Literature Quiz

Which type of traditional literature includes stories passed down orally from one generation to the next by different cultural groups?

• Folktales

• Fairy tales

• Tall tales

• Legends

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What type of story includes magical elements such as witches, dragons, and trolls?

• Fairy tales

• Fables

• Myths

• Realistic Fiction

Which type of traditional literature includes stories with unbelievable elements told as if they were true?

• Tall tales

• Legends

• Fables

• Myths

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What type of story is related as facts to explain historical events and describe historical figures from a specific time and place?

• Legends

• Folktales

• Fairy tales

• Mystery

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which type of traditional literature includes stories where the characters are animals and there is a moral or lesson?

• Fables

• Myths

• Tall tales

• Science Fiction

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What type of story is based on tradition to explain how the world and humankind came to be?

• Myths

• Legends

• Fairy tales

• Realistic Fiction

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which type of fiction includes elements that are impossible in real life, such as talking animals or magical powers?

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

What type of story uses science and technology as its main elements?

• Science Fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Tall tales