Vocabulary 1
Idioms 1
Fables, Tall Tales, Legends, Myths, Heroes
Proverbs
Fairytales
100
A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two unlike things.
What is a similie
100
If this really happened you would hear thunder, meows, and barks.
What is "Raining cats and dogs."
100
In this proverb this animal was punished by having a torch tied to its tale.
What is "Coyote Steals Fire"
100
This sewing skill ". . . saves nine."
What is "A stitch in time . . ."
100
In this fairytale the girl's carriage turns into a big orange vegetable when she stays out past her midnight curfew.
What is Cinderella
200
A story told to illustrate a moral or spiritiual truth.
What is a Parable?
200
If life is a car and there is no speed limit, what are you doing?
What is "Living life in the fast lane."
200
In this tall tale Babe the blue ox has a master named what.
Who is Paul Bunyan
200
This proverb means: If you don't have patience things seem to take longer.
What is "A watched pot never boils."
200
This old favorite was recently made into the 3D movie "Tangled" where people kept saying, "____let down your hair."
Who is Rapunzel
300
An anonymous traditional story that explains a natural phenomenon, a part of human behavior, or a mystery of the universe.
What is a myth?
300
If you are died in the wool, true blue, through and through you are:
What is loyal and/or honest?
300
This railroad man became a legend after he won a contest against a drilling machine.
Who was John Henry?
300
This colorful proverb shows jealousy and disatisfaction or a belief that someone else's situation is better.
What is "The grass is always greener on the other side."
300
When this wooden boy told a lie, his nose got longer.
Who is Pinnocchio
400
A symbol or story pattern that people around the world share, like the struggle between good and evil in "Star Wars."
What is an Archetype?
400
If you have two of these you are clumsy.
What is "two left feet?"
400
This young man got great powers from being bitten.
Who is Spider Man
400
The proverb "Look before you leap" means:
What is think before you act.
400
The test for a princess, in this story, was knowing this was under a stack of matresses.
What is a pea?
500
A narrative story or description where the characters or events symbolize a deeper underlying meaning.
What is an allegory?
500
Abigail Williams pretended to be something she was not, she was:
What is "Two-faced?'
500
No store could fit this hairy guy with shoes.
What is Bigfoot
500
This cheese-loving rodent will do this when the cat is not watching and so will students when the teacher is gone.
What is "play"
500
In this story, this story about B_____and the B______, love changes B_____ into a handsome prince.
What is "Beauty and the Beast"
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