Identifying Different Folktales

Which type of story?. . ."Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue."

• fable

• myth

• legend

• tall tale

Which type of story?. . . "Once upon a time in a land faraway. . ."

• legend

• myth

• tall tale

• fable

This type of story includes hyperbole and a character larger than life.  

• fable

• tall tale

• myth

• legend

This type of story includes a moral lesson. 

• tall tale

• fable

• pourqoi

• myth

This type of story includes supernatural beings like gods and wood nymphs and often tells of the origin of things. 

• tall tale

• legend

• myth

• pourqoi

Which type of story?. . . "Once upon a time a king rose to power and saved his country from a great, fiery dragon." 

• myth

• legend

• tall tale

• pourqoui

What is the unwritten literature (stories, tales, proverbs, riddles, and songs) as well as customs, dances, and other art forms of a culture.

• folk tales

• folklore

• tall tales

• fables

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a FOLK TALE?

• Came from generations orally passing them down

• Speak to universal messages or themes

• More often read than spoken

• Tries to make sense of certain parts of different cultures.

Include gods and goddesses, super beings and heroes
Explain natural events
Magical creatures
Teach a lesson
Are all characteristics of a ...

• Fairy tale

• Fable

• Legend

• Myth

____________ is a traditional story that has been handed down through the generations. 

• nonfiction

• drama

• chapter book

• folktale