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WorksheetsTall Tales
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which story is a Tall Tale?
a)
Wayside School
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
The Storm
2.
Tall tale character are _____________ heroes.
a)
Australian
b)
American
c)
Super
d)
African
3.
What symbol represents Paul Bunyan?
a)
hammer
b)
ax
c)
lasso
d)
apple
4.
What symbol represents John Henry?
a)
Hammer
b)
Lasso
c)
Ax
d)
Apple
5.
What symbol represents Johnny Appleseed?
a)
Ax
b)
Pot
c)
Hammer
d)
Lasso
6.
What symbol represents Pecos Bill?
a)
Lasso
b)
Ax
c)
Hammer
d)
Pot
7.
Which is NOT an element of a tall tale?
a)
exaggeration
b)
American landforms
c)
moral/lesson
d)
super strong characters
8.
A tall tale explains how American landforms were made.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
This genre of reading was passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
a)
traditional literature
b)
informational text
c)
poetry
d)
animal fantasy
10.
Which character had a blue ox as a pet?
a)
Paul Bunyan
b)
John Henry
c)
Pecos Bill
d)
Johnny Appleseed
11.
Which character raced a machine through a mountain?
a)
John Henry
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
Johnny Appleseed
d)
Pecos Bill
12.
Which character tamed a tornado?
a)
Pecos Bill
b)
John Henry
c)
Paul Bunyan
d)
Johnny Appleseed
13.
Which is NOT an example of Traditional Literature
a)
Fable
b)
Fairy Tale
c)
Tall Tale
d)
Realistic Fiction
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