Elements of a Fairy Tale

Do fairy tales often have royal characters, magical characters, or events, begin with the phrase once upon a time, and usually have happy endings?

• True

• False

A fairy tale often has a beginning phrase that indicates a distant past or make-believe land.

• True

• False

Imaginary characters like dragons, fairies, elves, and giants are often in fairy tales.

• true

• false

Fairy tales take place in made-up times and places called settings.

• True

• False

Fairy tales usually have

• Talking animals

• Good and bad characters

• Magic

• All of the above

Fairy tales usually have

• A happy ending

• Good and Bad characters

• Things in threes

• All of the above

A fairy tale often times contains magic.

• True

• False

A fairy tale often has magic?

• True

• False

What do you call the time and place of a fairy tale?

• conflict

• setting

• rising action

• falling action

A fairy tale usually starts with...

• Welcome!

• This is a story....

• Once Upon a Time