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Folktale Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ usually includes some historical truth and tries to explain a natural phenomenon.

a)

fairy tale

b)

talking beast tale

c)

legend

2.

A _______________ tale has repetition and rhythm and is enjoyed by small children.

a)

fairy

b)

cumulative

c)

modern

3.

Folktales are stories that are passed down to _____________.

a)

generations

b)

versions

c)

anonymous

4.

An author that is unknown is said to be ______________.

a)

mouth

b)

legend

c)

anonymous

5.

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.

a)

versions

b)

anonymous

c)

why stories

6.

Most folktales were passed around using ___________. They were not written down until recently.

a)

generations

b)

oral tradition

c)

versions

7.

_________ are stories that involve gods and goddesses.

a)

fairy tales

b)

legends

c)

myths

8.

_________________ usually involve good versus evil. They almost always have a happy ending.

a)

fairy tales

b)

folktales

c)

why stories

9.

An example of a cumulative tale is ______________________.

a)

Rapunzel

b)

Pandora's Box

c)

The Gingerbread Man

10.

An example of a fairy tale is ______________________.

a)

Paul Bunyan

b)

Sleepless Beauty

c)

Cinderella

11.

An example of a myth is ______________________.

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

Echo and Narcissus

c)

The 3 Little Pigs

12.

All of the following are purposes of folktales EXCEPT _____________.

a)

to learn information about a topic

b)

to explain mysteries of the world

c)

to teach morals/lessons

d)

to entertain