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Traditional Literature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Fairytales often include 
a)
frogs, toads, snakes, and rabbits
b)
gods and goddesses, heroes, and magic
c)
talking animals, few characters, lots of action, and a lesson at the end
d)
castles or forests. reoccuring numbers, and a happily ever after ending
2.
Fables often include
a)
morals, talking animals, and few characters
b)
enchanted creatures
c)
heroes and superhuman strength
d)
castles, forests, and frogs
3.
 A story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated and changed
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
folktale
4.
Which of the following themes would be considered "universal" and would most likely appear in traditional literature?
a)
Evil overcoming good
b)
Alien Existence
c)
Talking animals
d)
Good overcoming evil
5.
In a piece of narrative text, what is theme?
a)
What the story is about
b)
The topic of the text
c)
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
d)
Where and when the story happens
6.
"Dreams really do come true" would be a theme found in which of the following:
a)
Fable
b)
Fairy tale
c)
Legend
d)
Myth
7.
What is another name for the lesson of a story?
a)
Opinion
b)
Moral
c)
Joke
d)
Feedback
8.

The repetition of 3 or 7 (such as the 3 little pigs or the 7 dwarfs) are common in what type of literature?

a)

Tall Tales

b)

Fairy Tales

c)

Fables

d)

Myths

e)

Legends

9.

How do fables end?

a)

With the moral of the story

b)

With unusual creatures

c)

With magic

d)

With a person's accomplishments

10.

The conflict in the story involves trickery indicates what type of literature?

a)

Fairytale

b)

Fable

c)

Myths

d)

Legends

e)

Tall Tales

11.

What best describes the setting of a Tall Tale?

a)

At a castle or in a forest

b)

Always at an outside location

c)

Can happen anywhere at anytime (nothing specific)

d)

Linked to an actual historical time period

12.

What type of literature involves gods and goddesses as the main characters?

a)

Fairytales

b)

Fables

c)

Myths

d)

Legends

e)

Tall Tales

13.

How does a fairytale often begin and end?

a)

Once Upon A time ....

They Lived Happily Ever After

b)

So What Had Happened Was...

That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It

c)

It All Began When ....

The End

d)

Have You Ever Wondered How...

And That Is How ___ Came To Be

14.

This is type of story often develops from a real historical person or event, but takes on fictional elements as it gets passed along.

a)

Myth

b)

Legend

c)

Fable

d)

Tall Tale

15.

This is type of story is filled with unbelievable exaggerations but is told as if it were true. They are meant to be funny.

a)

Myth

b)

Legend

c)

Fable

d)

Tall Tale

16.

Examples: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf

a)

Myth

b)

Legend

c)

Fable

d)

Tall Tale

17.

This is type of story is set in a magical land often ruled by kings and queens; the characters tend to be either good or evil. They usually contain a lesson about good or bad behavior.

a)

Myth

b)

Legend

c)

Tall Tale

d)

Fairy Tale

18.

Which of the following is NOT a type of traditional literature?

a)

Tall Tale

b)

Myth

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Fable

19.

A ___________ is a fictional story that stretches the truth (exaggeration); characters have super-human abilities.

a)

tall tale

b)

fable

c)

legend

d)

myth

20.

An example of a tall tale is ________________.

a)

Cinderella

b)

Four Seasons

c)

Paul Bunyan

d)

The Story of Jumping Mouse