WorksheetsFolktale Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A _________ usually includes some historical truth and tries to explain a natural phenomenon.
fairy tale
talking beast tale
legend
A _______________ tale has repetition and rhythm and is enjoyed by small children.
fairy
cumulative
modern
Folktales are stories that are passed down to _____________.
generations
versions
anonymous
An author that is unknown is said to be ______________.
mouth
legend
anonymous
There are many folktales that are similar stories from different cultures such as the Cinderella stories. We say that there are different ________________ of the same folktale.
versions
anonymous
why stories
Most folktales were passed around using ___________. They were not written down until recently.
generations
oral tradition
versions
_________ are stories that involve gods and goddesses.
fairy tales
legends
myths
_________________ usually involve good versus evil. They almost always have a happy ending.
fairy tales
folktales
why stories
An example of a cumulative tale is ______________________.
Rapunzel
Pandora's Box
The Gingerbread Man
An example of a fairy tale is ______________________.
Paul Bunyan
Sleepless Beauty
Cinderella
An example of a myth is ______________________.
Beauty and the Beast
Echo and Narcissus
The 3 Little Pigs
All of the following are purposes of folktales EXCEPT _____________.
to learn information about a topic
to explain mysteries of the world
to teach morals/lessons
to entertain
