Folktales Review

The setting of most folktales are in the ...

• Future

• Present

• Past

• Current day 

How would a folktale NOT start out? 

• A long time ago

• Just the other day

• In a far away land

• Many years ago 

Which is the following is NOT a characteristic of a folktale?

• Magic

• Supernatural events

• A test for the main characters

• Gods or goddesses 

What could be a theme for "Waters of Gold" and "Ashputtle"?

• Greed will get you far in life

• Being kind to others is beneficial to everyone

• Helping others is a waste of time

• People who are kind to others end up suffering themselves 

A short story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

• Folktale

• Fiction

• Moral

• Setting

Which kind of folktale ends with a moral (or lesson) and is usually a short story?

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

The good characters almost always live _______________.

• to the end of the road

• happily ever after

• in a house

• next to their friends

Many fairy tales start with "________________________"

• Listen up, boys and girls

• Once upon a time

• In a land far away

• Are you ready?

True or False: Folktales are stories that were originally told orally.

• True

• False

Folktales are usually ____.

• anonymous

• given by an author