WorksheetsTraditional Literature
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 28mins
If someone _________ about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly.
boasts
bears
boats
When it says, "Coyote and Bear had begun boasting that they were the highest jumpers in the forest," what does the word boasting mean?
sleeping
eating
talking
bragging
When a character is known as a trickster, what does this mean?
A trickster proves that they can jump higher than other characters
A trickster teaches other characters not to boast
A trickster outsmarts the other characters
A trickster shares his wisdom with other characters
What does a summary include? There are 2 correct answers.
The details of a story.
The main points of a story.
The main points of some paragraphs.
The minor details of some paragraphs.
“Let’s settle this once and for all,” Fox announced. “Tomorrow at sunset, we will meet at the edge of the forest, and we will see who can jump the highest. Then we will know who is truly the most talented.”
What does the word settle mean in this paragraph?
to sink to the bottom
to clear up a problem
to make peaceful or quiet
to establish a place to live
The author's purpose for writing traditional literature is to teach a theme. What does "theme" mean?
theme = lesson
theme = talk
theme = tradition
theme = telling story
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What makes “Stormalong and the
Octopus” a tall tale?
There is a conflict in the story.
It is told in third person.
It includes stanzas.
It includes a character with
superhuman qualities.
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What does the word hoisted mean?
to untangle
to lower
to raise up
to cut free
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What can you tell about Stormalong?
He fears the ocean.
He is brave.
He has many friends.
He is extremely intelligent.
"The ship was tossed around like a rubber duck in the bathtub." What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from Stormalong and the Octopus?
Simile
Metaphor
Repetition
Alliteration
What is the BEST summary of this tall tale?
The Courser is a giant ship
that Stormalong sails with his crew in the deepest part of the ocean. He is always
finding problems that he can
solve because of his
incredible strength.
Stormalong’s ship is so
huge, it won’t even fit in
Boston’s harbor. It must sail out in the deepest waters. While out at sea, the ship’s anchor gets stuck.
Stormalong’s ship the
Courser gets its anchor stuck in the ocean. He jumps in the water to free the anchor from an octopus. After a long fight, he wins, and the ship is set free.
