Vocabulary
A __________________ is a troublesome or wild animal
A. frog
B. vermont
C. varmint
D. giraffe
A __________________ is a troublesome or wild animal
C. varmint
Exaggeration is a statement that is dramatic and _________________.
A. NOT possible
B. Possible
Exaggeration is a statement that is dramatic and possible.
B. Possible
True or false: Paul Bunyan was born with a beard
TRUE
The tall tale of John Henry said he was born with a hammer in his hand.
True or False
True. This was a hyperbole!
______________ is when you use sarcasm or witty language.
A. admiration
B. displeases
C. yelling
D. satirizing
Satirizing is when you use sarcasm or witty language.
D. satirizing
Hyperbole is a statement that is dramatic and ___________________
A. NOT possible
B. Possible
Hyperbole is a statement that is dramatic and NOT possible.
A. NOT possible
What was Paul Bunyan's animal companion's name?
Babe the Blue Ox
True or false: Pecos Bill's family abandoned him as a baby on PURPOSE
False! He fell out of the wagon and they didn't realize.
A __________________________ is someone who hammers steel drills into rocks to create pathways for trains.
A. steam-drill
B. steel-driver
C. steam-driver
D. steel-drill
A steel driver is someone who hammers steel drills into rocks to create pathways for trains.
B. steel-driver
Give an example of a hyperbole from one of the Tall Tales we have read in class.
Answers vary. Needs to be not possible.
Give an example of a hyperbole from Paul Bunyan
Which Tall Tale character wrestled a panther and then took it home to teach it manners?
A ______________________ is a machine that drills into rocks to create pathways for trains.
A. steam-drill
B. steel-driver
C. steam-driver
D. steel-drill
A steam-drill is a machine that drills into rocks to create pathways for trains.
A. steam-drill
What were some ethical problems that appeared in our Tall Tale stories?
Examples: John Henry working himself to death, Davy Crockett was prideful and would boast all the time, machines were going to replace humans in John Henry's story.
What landform(s) did Paul Bunyan create? (Either from the movie or the book)
Niagara Falls (movie)
Grand Canyon
The Great Lakes
What was the setting of John Henry?
A. by the Pecos River, in Texas, a part of the American frontier
B. in Ohio, a part of American frontier; on the C&O railway
C. on the east coast
D. in the settled part of America
B. in Ohio, a part of American frontier; on the C&O railway
If you get caught in a cyclone you will be:
A. spinning inward in a tornado
B. flying upward in a hurricane
C. dancing wildly in a boxing ring
D. swimming circles in an ocean
If you get caught in a cyclone you will be:
A. spinning inward in a tornado
List 3 of the tall tale features.
Options:
- Exaggerations & hyperbole
- Sometimes based on real life people
- Problem is solved in a funny or outrageous way
- Character with larger than life/superhuman abilities
How did Paul Bunyan and his men solve the "China rains" problem?
They tied umbrellas to the bottoms of their shoes.
What amazing feat did John Henry accomplish?
A. He straighten the Mississippi river and created the Grand Canyon.
B. He was a cowboy on the frontier and lived with coyotes.
C. He won the challenge against the steam drill.
D. He was a hero by risking his life to slow down a train before it crashed, saving many passengers.
C. He won the challenge against the steam drill.