WorksheetsAmerican Tall Tales
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I was responsible for creating the Grand Canyon
a)
Pecos Bill
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
Johnny Appleseed
d)
Mike Fink
2.
Which story is a Tall Tale?
a)
Wayside School
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
The Storm
3.
Tall tale character are _____________ heroes.
a)
Australian
b)
American
c)
Super
d)
African
4.
What symbol represents Paul Bunyan?
a)
hammer
b)
ax
c)
lasso
d)
apple
5.
What symbol represents John Henry?
a)
Hammer
b)
Lasso
c)
Ax
d)
Apple
6.
What symbol represents Johnny Appleseed?
a)
Ax
b)
Pot
c)
Hammer
d)
Lasso
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 is usually
a)
serious
b)
sad
c)
scary
d)
funny
9.
This story type usually has a character that is "larger than life."
a)
Legend
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Myth
d)
Historical Fiction
10.
Which story usually uses a lot of hyperboles?
a)
Tall Tale
b)
Legend
c)
Myth
d)
Tratitional
11.
This is where and when the story takes place
a)
Characters
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Falling Action
12.
A story that is told using pronouns such as me, my I, we, etc.
a)
Personal Narrative
b)
Short Story
c)
First Person
d)
Summary
13.
I could stir hot steel with my hands
a)
Joe Magarac
b)
John Henry
c)
Paul Bunyan
d)
Pecos Bill
14.
This was the original name for butterfly
a)
flybutter
b)
butterwing
c)
flyby
d)
flutterby
15.
I invented the lasso
a)
Johnny Appleseed
b)
Stormalong
c)
Pecos Bill
d)
John Henry
16.
Banging your head against a wall uses how many calories an hour?
a)
175
b)
150
c)
125
d)
100
17.
I once had a chance to marry a girl named Mary
a)
Joe Magarac
b)
John Henry
c)
Stormalong
d)
Mike Fink
18.
I was born with a hammer in my hand
a)
Davy Crocket
b)
John Henry
c)
Johnny Appleseed
d)
John Magarac
19.
The house fly hums in the middle key of what octave?
a)
C
b)
F
c)
G
d)
D
20.
This is the strongest muscle in the body
a)
arm
b)
tongue
c)
hand
d)
leg
21.
My mustang was called Widow-Maker
a)
Davy Crockett
b)
John Henry
c)
Mike Fink
d)
Pecos Bill
22.
I owned a rifle called Bang-All
a)
Mike Fink
b)
Johnny Appleseed
c)
Pecos Bill
d)
Davy Crockett
23.
There are more of these in the world than people.
a)
Dogs
b)
Pigs
c)
Chickens
d)
Deer
24.
I married Polly Finley Thunder Whirlwind.
a)
Pecos Bill
b)
Mike Fink
c)
Paul Bunyan
d)
Davy Crockett
25.
I spent one winter living in a hollowed-out stump.
a)
Johnny Appleseed
b)
Davy Crockett
c)
Stormalong
d)
Pecos Bill
26.
While aiming at a cup of cider, Mike Fink shot this man.
a)
Talbot
b)
George
c)
Fulton
d)
Carpenter
27.
I was at the side of John Paul Jones when the Bon Homme Richard defeated English ship Serapis.
a)
Mike Fink
b)
Stormalong
c)
Paul Bunyan
d)
John Henry
28.
I ate 5 meals a day, sometimes all at once.
a)
Pecos Bill
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
John Henry
d)
Joe Magarac
29.
I fought in the war of 1812.
a)
Paul Bunyan
b)
Mike Fink
c)
Davy Crockett
d)
Joe Magarac
30.
My real name was John Chapman.
a)
Johnny Appleseed
b)
Davy Crockett
c)
Stormalong
d)
Mike Fink
31.
I worked at Big Bend Mountain in West Virginia
a)
Joe Magarac
b)
John Henry
c)
Pecos Bill
d)
Davy Crockett
32.
Sailors continue to put A.B. (Able-Bodied) after their name because of me.
a)
Mike Fink
b)
Davy Crockett
c)
Stormalong
d)
Pecos Bill
33.
My wife rode a catfish
a)
Johnny Appleseed
b)
Stormalong
c)
Mike Fink
d)
Pecos Bill
34.
John Henry had a partner named.....
a)
Li'l John
b)
Li'l Willie
c)
Li'l George
d)
Li'l Wayne
35.
Paul Bunyan created a frying pan so big, the men had to strap what to their feet to grease it.
a)
Steaks
b)
Bacon
c)
Ham
d)
Sausage
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