Vocabulary
Characters and Setting
Similarities and Differences
Name the Folktale
True or False
100

Lily _________ her favorite doll and carried it around with her everywhere.

Cherished

100

Which character wore glass slippers to the prince's ball?

Billy Beg         Cinderella

Cinderella

100

Which other story has a trickster character who tries to eat a little girl and her grandmother?

Tselane, Hu Gu Po, _________

Little Red Riding Hood

100

A tiger disguises themself as an old woman and tricks two little girls into opening their door.

Hu Gu Po

100

Characters are the different places a story takes place.

False. Characters are the people and talking animals in a story

200

If the storms were monstrous, that means the storm is mostly a drizzle of rain with sunshie.

No. Monstrous means the storm is very big and dangerous

200

What character tried to take away two young sisters from their home while their mother was away?

Hu Gu Po

200

How was Rhodopis slipper different from Cinderellas?

Rhodopis wore a red slipper, Cinderella wore a glass slipper

200

A girl no taller than a thumb is taken by a mother toad as a bride for her son.

Thumbelina

200

The setting of a story is where a story takes place

True

300

Walking through a dark and scary haunted house may give you a ________.

fright

300

Name the character who floated down the river in a rice bowl with chopsticks.

Issun Boshi

300

Name three stories that all have a character who is thumb-sized?

Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, and Issun Boshi

300

A young prince swings a magic stick over his head 3 times and becomes as strong as 1000 men.

Billy Beg

300

The plot of the story refers to the events within the story

True

400

If something is scarcely the size of a thumb, does that mean it is bigger than the thumb?

No. Scarcely means barely, much smaller

400

This character was gifted a magic tablecloth, belt, and stick from his best friend. Name this character.

Billy Beg

400

This story shares a similarity with Hu Gu Po, where a character is told to stay inside the house, lock the door, and do not open it for anyone. 

Name the story

Tselane

400

A young girl recognizes her mother's voice as high and sweet, like the song of the ataga bird.

Tselane

400

A folktale is the lesson learned through a character in a story

False. A folktale is a story people have told to each other over and over for a long time. 

500

A trickster is also known as a person who is _________.

cunning

500

Name the country where Thumbelina's story was made?

Denmark

500

Cinderella and Billy Beg both receive magic gifts from a friend. Billy's gifts last forever. When does Cinderella's gift end? 

Midnight

500

This 1 inch boy fights an oni monster and marries the princess. 

Issun Boshi

500

The lesson of a story is people and talking animals in a story

False. The lesson of a story is a valuable message for the reader learned through the character's experiences in a story. 

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