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WorksheetsSubgenres of Traditional Fiction
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Myths are usually stories about
giants and dragons
castles and forests
gods and goddesses
talking animals and a lesson
A story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated and changed
myth
Tall Tale
fable
folktale
What is true of a tall tale? (select all that apply)
Based on the life of a real person
Problem solved in a hilarious way
Exaggerated details
Absolutely true account of what happened
How do fables end?
With the moral of the story
With unusual creatures
With magic
With a person's accomplishments
The conflict in the story involves trickery indicates what type of literature?
Fairytale
Fable
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
If you were wanting to read something involving a king, what type of literature should you look for?
Fairytales
Fables
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
What best describes the setting of a Tall Tale?
At a castle or in a forest
Always at an outside location
Can happen anywhere at anytime (nothing specific)
Linked to an actual historical time period and set in the Western frontier
What type of literature involves gods and goddesses as the main characters?
Fairytales
Fables
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
What types of literature attempt to explain how something in nature came to be? (Select more than one)
Fairytales
Fables
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
How does a fairytale often begin and end?
Once Upon A time ....
They Lived Happily Ever After
So What Had Happened Was...
That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It
It All Began When ....
The End
Have You Ever Wondered How...
And That Is How ___ Came To Be
What best describes the setting of a Tall Tale?
At a castle or in a forest
Always at an outside location
Can happen anywhere at anytime (nothing specific)
Linked to an actual historical time period
