Fables Folktales Myths

Which of the following is true about folktales?

• Folktales are nonfiction.

• A folktale is always long.

• A folktale has animals with human characteristics.

• A folktale is a story passed on from generation to generation.

A myth usually describes...

• How the sun was made.

• How tigers got their stripes.

• How Poseidon became the god of the sea.

• All of the above.

The story "Goldilocks and the 3 bears" is an example of a _______.

• Fable

• Folktale

• Myth

• Theme

Myths have gods and goddesses as the main characters.

• True

• False

Stories that have been told orally and have been passed down.

• Fable

• Myth

• Folktale

Select all the things that a Fable includes-

• Make believe characters

• Animals as the main characters

• A lesson/message that you can learn from

• Magic

Select all the things that a Folktale includes-

• It is passed down from generation to generation

• Tells how something was created or came to be

• Magic

• Historical person or event

Select all of the things that a Myth or Legend includes-

• Historical Events or People

• Gods and Goddesses

• Sounds like a fiction story

• Magic

A story that has a moral (lesson) is called a.....

• Pourquoi Tale

• Fairy Tale

• Fable

• Folktale

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

• Fable

• Folktale

• Tall Tale