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Fairy Tales & Tall Tales

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Exaggeration is an overstatement of the truth.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A legend is a person who is well-known for doing something amazing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The forest would be enchanted if it had jewels growing on the bushes.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The unexplored parts of America were known as the frontier.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Adventures are boring, everyday experiences.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

If you are curious about something, do you want to learn more about it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

If you have bad luck, do you have good fortune?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

When you are sorrowful, are you happy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

If you have admiration for someone, do you like him or her and approve of what he or she does?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

If you tamed your pet, did you try to get it to obey people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

If things are easy to do, are they called amazing feats?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Are the footprints the dog made in the snow called tracks?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Would someone purse their lips after they taste something very bitter and unpleasant?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

If something is difficult for you, is it called a challenge?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

If something displeases you, does it make you happy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Tall Tales are fictional stories.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Tall Tale characters seem larger than life.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

An important part of tall tales is exaggeration.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Exaggeration means describing the truth exactly as it is without overstating it.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The setting of tall tales are often places on the American Frontier.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The tall tale character Paul Bunyan was a famous logger who cleared land in the frontier with his blue ox, Babe.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The tall tale about Casey Jones said that he rode a horse.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The tall tale character Pecos Bill was also a logger like Paul Bunyan.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The tall tale about John Henry said that he was born with a hammer in his hand.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Fairy Tales often start with "Once upon a time".

a)

True

b)

False