Story Vocab
What do we call the people and talking animals in a story?
Characters
Little Red Riding Hood cherished the gift from her grandmother. What does cherished mean?
Loved and cared about very much.
What does the word monstrous mean?
Very big, scary, or frightening.
What animal tricks Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother?
A wolf
Who do Cinderella, Rhodopis, and Billy Beg each marry at the end of their stories?
Someone royal
What is a setting?
Where and when the story happens
If cars or buses are driving fast, how should you cross the street?
Cautiously
Helping others clean up toys and picking up trash are examples of "doing good _____"
Deeds
In Hu Gu Po, what animal disguises itself as an old woman to trick two sisters?
A tiger
What 2 country does Issun Boshi take place?
Japan
What do we call the events that happen in a story?
Plot
If something gives you a fright, how does it make you feel?
Scared
What vocabulary word describes a lot of noise, excitement, and confusion when everyone is talking or moving around at once?
Commotion
Who does Little Red Riding Hood leave her house to visit?
Her grandmother
Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind with the prince. What does Billy Beg leave behind with the princess?
His boot
What do we call something valuable learned through a character's experiences in a story?
A Lesson
What do instructions tell us?
How to do something.
The wolf tricked Little Red Riding Hood into thinking he was her grandmother. What word describes the wolf?
Cunning
How big is Tom Thumb?
As small as a thumb
How does Thumbelina save the swallow's life?
By nursing him back to health.
What do we call a story that people have told to each other over and over again for a long time?
A Folktale
Ben was so nice to his brother today that he was worthy of a hug. What does worthy mean?
Deserving
What does scarcely mean?
Barely or almost not at all.
What do Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, and Issun Boshi all do even though they are little people?
In Hu Gu Po and Tselane, what happens to both A Xin and Tselane after they are tricked?
They are carried away in a sack.