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Fables and Folktales Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fables usually have who as characters?

a)

People

b)

Gods or Goddesses

c)

Animals

d)

Kids

2.

Folktales are important because they teach a ________.

a)

Story

b)

Idea

c)

Lesson

d)

Consequence

3.

Which of the following is true about folktales?

a)

Folktales are nonfiction

b)

A folktale is always long

c)

A folktale is always short

d)

A folktale is a story passed on by word of mouth

4.

What was the moral of the story "The Grasshopper and the Ant"?

a)

Help others with chores

b)

Enjoy life

c)

Work hard now and then play later

d)

Don't do what you want

5.

In the fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher," the Crow wanted to get what?

a)

Pebbles

b)

Pitcher

c)

Water

d)

A nest

6.

How did the Crow in the fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher," fix his problem of thirst?

a)

He drank water from a river.

b)

He waited until it rained.

c)

He didn't fix it.

d)

He put pebbles into a pitcher until the water rose for him to drink it.

7.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Grasshopper in the fable, "The Ant and Grasshopper"?

a)

Hardworking

b)

Lazy

c)

Funny

d)

Smart

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Hare in the folktale "Tops and Bottom"?

a)

Clever

b)

Lazy

c)

Funny

d)

Small

9.

Folktales are ____________.

a)

Fiction

b)

Nonfiction

10.

Fables are ___________.

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fiction