Folktale Genres

This type of story includes a moral lesson. 

• tall tale
• fable
• pourqoi
• myth

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a FOLK TALE?

• Came from generations orally passing them down
• Speak to universal messages or themes
• More often read than spoken
• Tries to make sense of certain parts of different cultures.

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How is a fairy tale different than a fable?

• Only fables uses animals
• Only fairy tales use magic
• Only fairy tales have real people
• Only fables teach a lesson.

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Which of the following would NOT be a reason for a myth to be written?

• How did our world come to be?
• Where does thunder come from?
• Why is that person considered a hero?
• Where do people go when they die?

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What is a legend?

• Fictional stories about fake people
• People who are currently alive and are really good at things
• Based on real people, but aren't necessarily all true stories
• Stories that try to explain how our world works.

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What is not a characteristic about FABLES?

• Passed down from generation to generation
• Animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities
• Usually ends with a moral, or a short sentence with a lesson about life.
• Were like science because they explained how natural events work.

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How is a fairy tale different than a fable?

• Only fables uses animals
• Only fairy tales use magic
• Only fairy tales have real people
• Only fables teach a lesson.

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What is a moral? 

• a fact
• an opinion
• a lesson
• a direction

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Greek god Atlas holds up the sky on his shoulders (explains why earth is separated from sky).

• myth
• legend
• fable
• folktale

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A story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .

• Fable
• Folk Tale
• Fairy Tale
• All of These

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