WorksheetsFolktale Genres
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is NOT a contributing factor to the development of folktales?
a)
People entertained one another by telling stories
b)
Ancient Babylonians used cuneiform to record information on clay tablets.
c)
Oral stories passed on cultural values and information
d)
People were largely illiterate.
2.
A folktale that has a connection to a real historical person or event
a)
fairy tale
b)
fable
c)
legend
d)
myth
3.
A folktale that is very exaggerated and meant to be funny. (Typically told by American pioneers.)
a)
legend
b)
fable
c)
tall tale
d)
fairy tale
4.
A folktale that contains one or more of the following: royalty, magical objects or people, good vs. evil, a special number, talking animals and transformation.
a)
fairy tale
b)
tall tale
c)
myth
d)
fable
5.
A story that has been passed down from generation to generation.
a)
fiction
b)
folktale
c)
Book
d)
memoir
6.
A folktale that explains how something came to be in the world.
a)
myth
b)
fable
c)
tall tale
d)
fairy tale
7.
The main character in a story. Usually the "good" character.
a)
antagonist
b)
problem
c)
protagonist
d)
conflict
8.
The "problem" in a story. A struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist.
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
conflict
d)
setting
9.
The "bad" character in a story. The character that has a problem or conflict with the main character.
a)
antagonist
b)
professional
c)
protagonist
d)
conflict
10.
Which of the following is NOT true about dialect?
a)
It changes from region to region
b)
It is simply how a person uses language and speaks
c)
Something that all regions and cultures have
d)
It is directly related to the intelligence of the person speaking
11.
Which of the following is the BEST example of dialect?
a)
We are playing golf today, and it's windy.
b)
I'm fixin to catch a mess of Catfish in the pond.
c)
Everyday I come to class and quietly begin my work.
d)
Please remember to put your name on your papers.
12.
This type of story includes supernatural beings like gods and wood nymphs and often tells of the origin of things.
a)
tall tale
b)
legend
c)
myth
d)
fable
13.
Which type of story?. . ."Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue."
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
legend
d)
tall tale
14.
Which type of story?. . ."Echo was a beautiful nymph, fond of the woods and hills, where she devoted herself to woodland sports."
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
pourquoi
15.
What is the academic word for "a great exaggeration"?
a)
symbolism
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
16.
What is the unwritten literature (stories, tales, proverbs, riddles, and songs) as well as customs, dances, and other art forms of a culture.
a)
la gente
b)
folklore
c)
religious texts
d)
fables
17.
This type of story includes a moral lesson.
a)
tall tale
b)
fable
c)
pourquoi
d)
myth
18.
What is a moral?
a)
a fact
b)
an opinion
c)
a lesson
d)
a direction
19.
What is the time and place of a story?
a)
character
b)
plot
c)
problem
d)
setting
20.
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
21.
Which is the Latin root word meaning "free?"
a)
liber
b)
spect
c)
min
d)
cir
22.
Which is the Latin root word meaning "see?"
a)
min
b)
spect
c)
cir
d)
liber
23.
Which is the Latin root word meaning "little or small?"
a)
cir
b)
min
c)
spect
d)
liber
24.
How would we describe a story not affected by the passing of time or changes?
a)
wafting
b)
timeless
c)
dismay
d)
startle
25.
What part of the story is this:
"...And they lived happily ever after"?
"...And they lived happily ever after"?
a)
Rising action
b)
Climax
c)
Denouement
d)
Plot
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