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TALL TALES: Johny Kaw and Johnny Appleseed

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a tall tale?

a)

main character has superhuman qualitites

b)

all true facts

c)

tons of exagggerations

2.

The author's purpose of a tall tale is to...

a)

entertain

b)

inform

c)

persuade

d)

express

3.

What was a super human quality of Johnny Kaw?

a)

He was able to fly.

b)

He was a giant.

c)

He was able to predict the future.

4.

How tall was Johnny Kaw when he was born?

a)

18 feet

b)

6 foot 2

c)

25 inches

5.

How did Johnny travel with the family?

a)

He went on horseback.

b)

He walked.

c)

He flew in the air.

6.

What crop did Johnny help to plant when he spat seeds into the wind?

a)

Wheat

b)

Corn

c)

Grass

7.

What weather did Johnny protect the farm from with a scythe?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Cyclone

c)

Blizzard

8.

Choose 2 examples of exaggeration from the story, Johnny Kaw.

a)

After 5 minutes he was born,he was 6 feet 2.

b)

Johnny drank 10 gallons of milk and ate 4 loaves of bread.

c)

Johnny swam the entire Missouri River

9.

What was Johnny Appleseed's original name?

a)

John Smith

b)

John Chapman

c)

John Henry

10.

What did Johnny use the branch of the apple tree for?

a)

He would throw apples off it.

b)

He cut it down and make firewood from it.

c)

He would sit (perch) on there and daydream.

11.

What event caused Johnny to want to leave home and explore the world?

a)

His feet grew too big and he had to leave

b)

His feet were itching

c)

His had no shoes

12.

What was Johnny's mission when he went exploring?

a)

To eat apples in every town he passed through

b)

To give apple seeds to everyone

c)

To spread apple seeds everywhere

13.

Johnny had sympathy and empathy for what?

a)

people

b)

children

c)

shoes

d)

animals

14.

Why do you think Johnny spent the night in a hollow tree?

a)

To protect him from the harmful bears

b)

To get warm

c)

Because he loved trees

15.

How would you describe Johnny Appleseed?

a)

Angry

b)

Weird

c)

Generous