Tall Tales

Who did the character claim to be at the beginning of the story?

• Daniel Boone

• A modern-day superhero

• A legendary pirate

• A famous musician

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What is NOT one of Daniel Boone's claimed achievements?

• Inventing the first guitar

• Being immune to contagious yawns

• Settling the state of Kentucky

• Fighting a grizzly bear

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What is a tall tale?

• A very long story that has realistic features.

• A story with larger than life characters that inspire the reader to believe in the unbelievable.

• A biography (the REAL story about someone's life)

• An informational text.

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What was Paul Bunyan's problem according to the story?

• His boots were too small

• He couldn't find his ox

• He lost his axe

• He was allergic to trees

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What did Paul Bunyan have that was big and blue?

• A hat

• A house

• An ox

• A pair of socks

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What was the humorous (funny) twist in Paul Bunyan's story?

• He was a musician, not a lumberjack

• He had a big green sock, not an ox

• He was actually very small

• He lived in a city, not the forest

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