Fiction Characteristics
What is a character?
someone in the story / person or animal in the story / who the story is about
What does "cherished" mean?
valued, loved, took care of
Use the word "monstrous" in a sentence.
huge/scary
Who tricks Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother?
wolf
What happens to Cinderella, Rhodopis, and Billy Beg at the end of their stories?
they get married
What is a setting?
where the story happens
What does "cautiously" mean?
carefully
Use the word "deeds" in a sentence.
actions
In which story does a tiger disguised as an old woman try to trick two sisters?
Hu Gu Po
What animal does Thumbelina save?
What is the plot?
What does "fright" mean?
scared
Use the word "commotion" in a sentence.
loud, noisy, racket
Where is Little Red Riding Hood going?
to her grandmother's house
In Hu Gu Po and Tselane, how do A Xin and Tselane get captured?
in a sack
What is a moral?
a lesson
What are "instructions?"
directions
Use the word "cunning" in a sentence.
tricky, clever, sly
How tall is Tom Thumb?
as big as a thumb
Where is Issun Boshi from?
Japan
What is the type of story that has been told over and over again for a long time?
folktale
What does "worthy" mean?
deserving
Use the word "scarcely" in a sentence.
barely
Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, and Issun Boshi all teach us that little people can do ____________.
big things
Cinderella loses a glass slipper, Rhodopis loses a red slipper, and Billy Beg loses a ________.
boot