How Migthy Kate Stopped the Train

What is the GENRE of "How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train" story?

• Persuasive Article

• Tall Tale

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

What is a Tall Tale?

• A story that describes events that can't happen in real life and are exaggerated

• A story based in real life events

• An informative story about something that happened

• A story about a man with long legs

Where does this story take place?

• American South

• Central America

• Canada

• Europe

What was Kate's nickname?

• Katie

• Strong Kate

• Mighty Kate

• Little Kate

How did she earn her nickname?

• Her grandmother named her.

• She had strong opinions about the world.

• Her friends voted on her name.

• At birth, she was unbelievably strong.

What did she do after she was born?

• She talked to the doctor

• She started walking

• She jumped to see her mom

• She picked up the doctor to see how much he weighed

How did Kate save her pappy's horse and buggy when it was stuck in a ditch?

• She and her family pulled them out together.

• She pulled them both out with one hand.

• She used magic to lift them from the ditch.

• She couldn't do anything

At the beginning of the story, one thing that couldn't happen in real life is......

• The star of this amazing tale is a young gal.

• The tiny baby picked up the doctor to see how much he weighted!

• Chance's are that you have seen railroad train.

• One night when she was just 15 years old.

Mighty Kate was able to stopped the train.

• True

• False

How did Kate stop the train?

• She yelled at the engineer to stop.

• She stopped the train before it left the station.

• She whistled loudly, so loudly that the engineer heard it.

• She stood in front of the train and stopped it with her hands.