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Folktales: Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths, Legends, Tall Tales

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A highly exaggerated and often funny story about folk heroes in local settings is a...

a)

folktale

b)

myth

c)

tall tale

d)

ffairy tale

2.

A story passed on orally (spoken out loud) from one generation to another is a...

a)

folktale

b)

myth

c)

fable

d)

legend

3.

A story that involves magical/fantasy elements such as fairy godmothers, witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve a prince and/or princess, this is a...

a)

Fable

b)

Folk Tale

c)

Legend

d)

Fairy Tale

4.

Braveheart is based on a historical figure with exaggeration, which is an example of what type of folklore...

a)

Tall Tale

b)

Legend

c)

Fable

d)

Fairy Tale

5.
-5.  Stories that involve characters with highly exaggerated abilities and qualities.  
a)
Tall Tale
b)
Urban Legend
c)
Legends
d)
Pourquoi Tales -Why? /Tales
6.

Which of the following characters would you find in a legend?

a)

talking animals

b)

aliens

c)

historical people

d)

gods and goddesses

7.
-6.  Stories that explain how the world came to be or how human beings were created.  They may also explain how qualities came about such as...why a zebra has stripes or why a pig has a curly tail.
a)
Trickster Tales
b)
Tall Tales
c)
Fairy Tales
d)
Creation Myths - Pourquoi Tales
8.
-5.  Stories that involve characters with highly exaggerated abilities and qualities.  
a)
Tall Tale
b)
Urban Legend
c)
Legends
d)
Pourquoi Tales -Why? /Tales
9.
-1.  A brief story or poem, usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson, or moral.
a)
Myth
b)
Tall Tale
c)
fairy tale
d)
fable
10.

A story that was created to explain mysteries of the universe.

a)

epic

b)

fable

c)

legend

d)

myth

11.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a tall tale

a)

follows a quest, or journal of a hero who has incredible strength and courage

b)

uses exaggeration to emphasize the abilities and achievements of the hero or heroine

12.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a fable?

a)

has a moral that is directly stated at the end of indirectly communicated through what happens in the story

b)

tells about a hero that has unusual powers

13.

Which of the following are characteristics of myth?

a)

features gods or other beings who have supernatural powers as well as certain flaws

b)

usually includes animal characters that stand for specific human qualities

14.
 A tall tale is usually
a)
serious
b)
sad
c)
scary
d)
funny
15.
This story type usually has a character that is "larger than life."
a)
Legend
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Myth
d)
Historical Fiction
16.
Brief stories, often with animal characters, that are told to express morals are known as 
a)
parables.
b)
fables.
c)
fairytales.
d)
legends.
17.
One example of a legend is
a)
Beauty and the Beast
b)
Coyote
c)
King Arthur
d)
the White Snake
18.

One example of a tall tale is

a)

Cinderella

b)

The Quilt-maker

c)

Paul Bunyan

d)

Anansi

19.

One example of a fable is

a)

Cinderella

b)

Johnny Appleseed

c)

Hercules

d)

The Tortoise and the Hare

20.
A story that involves fantasy elements such as witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve princes and princesses and today are generally told to entertain children.
a)
Fairy Tales 
b)
Myths 
c)
Folk Tales 
d)
Legends 
21.
What type of folklore literature is Cinderella ? 
a)
Legend 
b)
Myth 
c)
Fable
d)
Fairy Tale 
22.
The storyline of events that make up a story is called?
a)
Character Traits 
b)
Plot 
c)
Exposition
d)
Literature 
23.
Set long ago.  Tells about people and their actions or deeds.  Based on facts, but are not completely true.  Historical events were changed to make the story more interesting.
a)
legend
b)
myth
c)
fairytale
d)
fable
24.
The central message or insight about life is called:
a)
theme
b)
infer
c)
moral
d)
analyze
25.
Some stories are told to teach you a lesson about life.  What is that lesson known as?
a)
theme
b)
conflict
c)
moral
d)
understatement
26.
How is a fairy tale different than a fable?
a)
Only fables uses animals
b)
Only fairy tales use magic
c)
Only fairy tales have real people
d)
Only fables teach a lesson.
27.
Which is an example of a fairy tale?
a)
The Tortoise and the Hare
b)
Little Mermaid
c)
King Arthur
d)
Hercules
28.
What is the time and place of a story?
a)
character
b)
plot
c)
problem
d)
setting
29.
A story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .
a)
Fable
b)
Folk Tale
c)
Fairy Tale
d)
All of These
30.
________ means to fight, battle or struggle 
a)
character
b)
folktale
c)
conflict
d)
resolution
31.
_____________ means  to resolve a problem
a)
conflict
b)
resolution
c)
setting
d)
folktale
32.
The definition of a Tall Tale is...
a)
A traditional story believed to be based on real people and events
b)
A humorous story about events  and characters that are exaggerated
c)
A classical story created to explain mysteries of the universe
d)
A story about idiots with too much power
33.
Which of these examples would be a character from a legend?
a)
Zeus
b)
Robin Hood
c)
The Cat in the Hat
d)
Mrs. Jackson
34.
Fairy tales usually have
a)
A happy ending
b)
Good and Bad characters
c)
Things in threes
d)
All of the above
35.
To put things together to see how they are different.
a)
fables
b)
contrast
c)
compare
d)
fairytale
36.
To put things together to see how they are the same.
a)
compare
b)
infer
c)
contrast
d)
fable
37.

In the story, "Boy Who Cried Wolf" we learn a lesson about honesty. This is an example of a ____________.

a)

folktale

b)

legend

c)

fable

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