Folktale Quiz

A _________ usually includes some historical truth and tries to explain a natural phenomenon.

• fairy tale

• talking beast tale

• legend

A _______________ tale has repetition and rhythm and is enjoyed by small children.

• fairy

• cumulative

• modern

Folktales are stories that are passed down to _____________.

• generations

• versions

• anonymous

An author that is unknown is said to be ______________.

• mouth

• legend

• anonymous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

There are many folktales that are similar stories from different cultures such as the Cinderella stories. We say that there are different ________________ of the same folktale.

• versions

• anonymous

• why stories

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

Most folktales were passed around using ___________. They were not written down until recently.

• generations

• oral tradition

• versions

_________ are stories that involve gods and goddesses.

• fairy tales

• legends

• myths

_________________ usually involve good versus evil. They almost always have a happy ending.

• fairy tales

• folktales

• why stories

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

An example of a cumulative tale is ______________________.

• Rapunzel

• Pandora's Box

• The Gingerbread Man

An example of a fairy tale is ______________________.

• Paul Bunyan

• Sleepless Beauty

• Cinderella