Characters
Characteristics
of Literature

Sequencing
Questions
Writing
100
What is the name of the main character who creates a problem in the story?
Fox
100

Folktales may share this with other genres?

repeats, moral lesson, etc.

100
What happens to Fox in the end?
He flies away.
100
What was the Fox's problem after the long winter?
He was hungry.
100

What 2 changes should be made to the sentence?

She hop to make our country more beautiful and she started her work at the white House.

What is...

She hoped to make our country more beautiful and she started her work at the White House.

200

How does the setting change in this tale?

from a nest to the middle of the lake.

200

What is an important characteristic of a folktale?

different cultures have different versions.

200
What is Mother Gull making at the beginning of the story?
her nest
200
Why did Fox take a rest after he returned from getting the baby chicks?
He was tired.
200

Which of the following words would you add before the word make it more descriptive?

Everyone was pleased with her work.

1)  especially   2) angrily     3) firmly

                                   


    

What is "#1 especially"

300
What is the kind of bird in the story?
a gull
300

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a folktale?

Examples: 

it happened in real life, it contains facts, it has information, it is a real story.


300
Why was Fox excited when the story began?
The gulls were back.
300
What did Mother Gull do to save her chicks from the Fox?
She took them out of the sack.
300

                                                                          

To make it more descriptive, all of the following can be added before trunk except-                  

There was a mighty oak, with a trunk.           

1) big       2) thick     3) less than       4) strong                             


    

What is "less than" 

400
What is the name of the character who wanted to eat the gulls?
Fox
400

Which is a key characteristic of a fable?


usually only 1 problem using trickery

400
What did the baby chicks do while the Fox was taking a nap?
They cried for help.
400
What did Fox do to try to teach Mother Gull a lesson?
He drank a lot of the lake.
400

Which sentence takes away from the message?

1) The first lady of our nation works hard. 2) A first lady is the wife of a president. 3) She tries to make America proud. 4) I'm hungry, what's for dinner?

                                   


    

What is...

 4) I'm hungry, what's for dinner?

500

What does Fox do with the gulls after he takes them?

puts them in a sack

500

How can you tell this tale is fiction?

Examples:

It has talking animals, it has a plot, BME, good vs. evil, etc.

500
What did Mother Gull put in Fox's sack when she took the baby chicks out?
thorny branches
500
Why did Fox float away at the end of the story?
He was blown up like a balloon.
500

Shouldn't is a contraction for which two words?

Should + not

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