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WorksheetsTraditional Literature: Fables and Legends
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Traditional literature is......
fiction
nonfiction
Traditional literature includes rhymes and stories of different groups of people from all over the world.
True
False
Traditional literature stories have been passed down orally throughout all of time. This means they were .....
written down first, then told out loud.
told out loud first, and then later written down .
How many main types of traditional literature are there?
five
three
two
four
Another name for traditional literature is.....
folklore
tall tales
legends
What is a short story that teaches a moral lesson, often with animals as characters?
myth
legend
fable
rhyme
In this fable, what is the lesson?
try your best
do to others what you want done to you
slow and steady wins the race
be kind to others
A legend is one of five main types of traditional literature.
True
False
I'm not sure
Legends are found in all cultures and passed on through oral storytelling.
True
False
How was your weekend?
Which ones are sometimes found in legends: (choose two)
real people going through imaginary events
castles and magic wands
very short
miracles occurring
Examples of legends: (choose 2)
Robin Hood
Mickey Mouse
Annie Oakley
Goldilocks
Sometimes a legend explains how something came to be, like....
the hare and the tortoise
the poinsettia or the bluebonnet
the lion and the mouse
The definition of a legend is:
a short story that usually has 2-3 characters and teaches a moral
a story that rhymes and could be sung
a story about the past...often have facts, but the storytellers have added imaginative details
Sometimes a legend is about a famous person, like....
Mickey Mouse
Annie Oakley or Buffalo Bill
Abraham Lincoln or George Washington
Kid President
The stars winked down at us in the smiling sky.
personification
idiom
metaphor
simile
What is the name of the man most famous for creating fables?
Allen
Aesop
Atwood
Cynthia Rylant
A fable teaches a ______ which is stated at the _____ of the work.
theme, beginning
theme, end
moral, beginning
moral, end
Some legends are based on _____ while others are all _______.
fact, fiction
truth, crazy
fact, fable
myths, legend
King Arthur and Robin Hood are an examples of a __________
myth
fable
epic
legend
