Characters
Who is the main person in a story who the story is mostly about?
Princess
In "Cinderella," what is one special object that helps her go to the ball?
Pumpkin
What word tells when a story happens?
(example answers: once upon a time, long ago)?
Name one well-known fairy tale
(examples: "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk").
Name a kind character in many fairy tales who helps the hero
(example answer: fairy godmother).
Name an object heroes sometimes use to travel in fairy tales
magic carpet
In many fairy tales, is the setting usually in the past, present, or future?
In the past
Which fairy tale has a house made of candy or gingerbread?
(Answer: "Hansel and Gretel")
Which character tries to trick others in many fairy tales?
example: a cunning wolf or a wicked stepmother
In many stories, what object might a character lose and then find again?
Slipper
What two words often start a fairy tale?
Once Upon
In "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," what does Goldilocks try before she sits in a chair?
(Answer: the porridge / food)
What do we call the character who has a problem to solve or learns something by the end of the story?
Main character
Give an example of a magical object that changes the story
(example: a magic mirror, a golden egg)
Tell one short sentence about when a story happens using the words "long ago" or "once upon a time."
Short sentence
Tell the sequence: What happens first, next, and last in a short fairy tale you know?
(Give three short phrases: First ___, Next ___, Last ___)
Describe two words you could use to tell how a character feels
(choose any two feeling words: e.g., happy, scared).
Think of one object from any fairy tale and tell how that object helps the character
Sentence about the object
Choose a fairy tale and say whether it happens during the day or night and give one reason why
Tell the reason
Compare two fairy tales: Name one thing that is the same and one thing that is different between them.
(one short sentence for same, one for different).