Traditional Literature

What is true of a tall tale? (select all that apply)

• Based on the life of a real person

• Problem solved in a hilarious way

• Exaggerated details

• Absolutely true account of what happened

The repetition of 3 or 7 (such as the 3 little pigs or the 7 dwarfs) are common in what type of literature?

• Tall Tales

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

The conflict in the story involves trickery indicates what type of literature?

• Fairytale

• Fable

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

Stories that are passed down from one group to another throughout history is called Traditional Literature.

• True

• False

What is the correct definition for a traditional text?

• Stories that have been passed down through generations

• Stories that could have actually happened in a believable setting

• A story of a person's life, written about that person

• A story dealing with a puzzling crime

What type of literature involves gods and goddesses as the main characters?

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

What types of literature attempt to explain how something in nature came to be? (Select more than one)

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

Animals are often the main characters in what types of literature? (Select more than one)

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

If you were wanting to read something involving a king, what type of literature should you look for?

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

What best describes the setting of a Tall Tale?

• At a castle or in a forest

• Always at an outside location

• Can happen anywhere at anytime (nothing specific)

• Linked to an actual historical time period