Tall Tales and Legends

Tall Tales and Legends

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Tall Tales and Legends

Tall Tales and Legends

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.4.9, RL.7.5, RL.8.9

+4

Standards-aligned

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The definition of a MYTH is...

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are gods, demigods, or supernatural beings.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people who are exaggerated.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people in a historical time.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are fantasy ones set in a fantasy time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The definition of a LEGEND is...

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people in a historical time.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are gods, demigods, or supernatural beings.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people who are exaggerated.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are fantasy ones set in a fantasy time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The definition of a TALL TALE is...

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are fantasy ones set in a fantasy time.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people who are exaggerated.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people in a historical time.

Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are gods, demigods, or supernatural beings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Why is the story of "Cupid & Psyche" a MYTH?

It explains Love & Faithfulness; Cupid is a God.

It explains Hatred & Anger; Psyche is a God.

It explains why Thunder, Lightning, & Rain exist; neither characters are Gods.

It explains why animals are present in the Zodiac; both characters are Gods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The story of Oisin, an Irish warrior, and Niamh, a Fairy Lady is a....

Myth

Legend

Tall Tale

None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In what way is the story of King Arthur a LEGEND?

King Arthur may have been a fictional person who lived during the Medieval Times in England.

It's not a Legend.

King Arthur was a real person whose adventures were exaggerated.

King Arthur was based on real kings who lived during Medieval Times in Wales.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Name the religious item the Knights of the Round Table searched for in their adventures.

The Holy Cup

The Holy Plate

The Holy Grail

The Holy Tray

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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