Folktales Review

Before stories were written down, they were __________.

• recorded

• told

• destroyed

Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel are examples of this type of story.

• fable

• myth

• legend

• tall tale

• fairy tale

What is the best summary of the story?

• A peasant finds a bag of money behind a fish market and returns it to a merchant for a reward. The merchant refuses to pay the reward. The peasant goes to the prince and tells his story. The merchant also tells his story. The bag is supposed to have 1,000 coins but has only 900. The prince listens to both the peasant and the merchant.

• After losing a bag of money, a merchant promises a reward of 100 coins for its return. When the bag is returned by a peasant, the merchant tries to avoid paying the reward by saying the peasant took some of the money. They both go before a Romanian prince. The prince uses the merchant’s statements against him to reward the peasant.

• One day a Romanian prince asks a peasant and a merchant to appear in his chambers to talk about a bag of money. The merchant says the peasant took some money out of the bag. The prince can tell that the merchant is greedy. He holds up the money bag. It is made of leather just like other money bags. The prince says the bag does not belong to the merchant.

• A merchant travels to Romania, where he loses a bag of money. He says that he will give 100 coins to the person who finds it. A peasant finds the bag and returns it to the merchant. The merchant tells the peasant that the bag is missing the reward money. The peasant says that he did not take any money out of the bag. The prince gives the bag of money to the peasant.

Which sentence from the story hints that the merchant plans to trick the peasant?

• Each time the merchant came to a crossroads, he told everyone that he would give one hundred lei to anyone who found the money.

• The merchant trusted no one, so he went aside to count the money.

• To his surprise, all one thousand coins were still in the bag.

• He wondered how he could get out of his promise and still appear to be fair.

What is an idea that is expressed in BOTH the poem and the folk tale. Use text evidence to support your answer.

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

• nonfiction

• drama

• chapter book

• folktale

Paul Bunyan is an example of a . . .

• Fable

• Folk Tale

• Fairy Tale

• All of These

Which of the following is a common theme in folktales?

• A) Technology advancement

• B) Moral lessons

• C) Scientific discoveries

• D) Political theories

In the story of 'The Tortoise and the Hare', what is the main lesson?

• A) Slow and steady wins the race

• B) Fast and furious is the best

• C) Never trust a tortoise

• D) Hares are always lazy

What is the primary purpose of a folktale?

• A) To entertain and teach a lesson

• B) To provide scientific information

• C) To document historical events

• D) To promote political ideologies