WorksheetsTraditional Literature
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The point or place where something begins or is created
a)
hubris
b)
origin
c)
myth
d)
setting
2.
What is a moral?
a)
a fact
b)
an opinion
c)
a lesson
d)
a direction
3.
Normally fables have _______ as characters?
a)
children
b)
bugs
c)
animals
d)
teachers
4.
What is the moral of The Tortoise and The Hare?
a)
Don’t be greedy
b)
Always tell the truth
c)
Slow and steady wins the race
d)
be kind to others
5.
What kind of story is a fable?
a)
fiction
b)
non-fiction
6.
Paul Bunyan is a story about a giant lumberjack; his story told through oral tradition in US
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
folktale
7.
Greek god Atlas holds up the sky on his shoulders (explains why earth is separated from sky)
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
folktale
8.
The Lion and the Mouse (lesson: no act of kindness is ever too small)
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
folktale
9.
How did the mouse save the lion?
a)
He bit the hunter on the foot.
b)
The mouse told the lion about the trap.
c)
The mouse told the other lions that their friend was trapped
d)
The mouse chewed through the ropes
10.
A story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .
a)
Fable
b)
Folk Tale
c)
Fairy Tale
d)
All of These
11.
A story that involves magic to create or solve the problem is a . . .
a)
Fable
b)
Folk Tale
c)
Fairy Tale
d)
All of These
12.
Cinderella is an example of a . . .
a)
Fable
b)
Folk Tale
c)
Fairy Tale
d)
All of These
13.
A person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities
a)
character
b)
Superman
c)
fairy tale
d)
hero
14.
A great or foolish amount of pride or confidence
a)
courage
b)
heroine
c)
hubris
d)
hebrews
15.
To think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is
a)
lie
b)
fake
c)
exaggerate
d)
mythology
16.
A genre of reading that contains myths, legends, tall tales, fairy tales, and fables
a)
traditional literature
b)
fiction
c)
genre
d)
literary nonfiction
17.
A story from the past that is believed by many people and passed down orally through a culture, but cannot be proven to be true
a)
legend
b)
mythology
c)
folk tale
d)
tall tale
18.
A story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story
a)
exaggeration
b)
fable
c)
tall tale
d)
fiction
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