Tall Tales

Tall Tale characters have

• families.

• no skills.

• little strength.

• exaggerated skills.

Tall Tales are about normal people doing normal things.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A Tall Tale is an exaggerated story told about a person has accomplished.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tall Tales were written

• in today's time

• long ago

An exaggeration is the act of making something seem bigger than it is. What is a synonym for exaggeration?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

What sentence shows that the story is a tall tale?

• Paul got a job at a logging camp.

• Paul Bunyan was born in Bangor, Maine.

• Farmers needed wild land cleared to grow crops.

• Within a week of his birth, Paul Bunyan could fit into his father's clothes.

What symbol represents Paul Bunyan?

• hammer

• lasso

• ax

• apple