Vocabulary 1
___________ are people and talking animals in a story.
A. Characters
B. Setting
A. Characters
If there are cars or buses driving fast, you should cross the street __________________.
A. cautiously
B. scarcely
A. cautiously
Which word means barely; hardly; almost not?
Thumbelina was ___________ the size of a thumb.
A. scarcely
B. clever
A. scarcely
Cinderella leaves her glass __________ behind with the prince, and in "Billy Beg," a folktale set in Ireland, Billy leaves his ________ behind with the princess.
A. slipper; boot
B. necklace; watch
A. slipper; boot
Who tricks Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother?
A. The tiger
B. The wolf
B. The wolf
The _______ is where the story takes place.
A. lesson
B. setting
B. setting
Ben was so nice to his brother today, so he is _____________ of a hug.
A. fragrant
B. worthy
B. worthy
Which word means very large and/or scary?
Example: Billy Beg fought the ______________ giant.
A. monstrous
B. scampered
A. monstrous
Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, and Issue Boshi all perform helpful deeds even though they are all the size of a ___________.
A. hand
B. thumb
B. thumb
Tom Thumb is as tall as a __________.
A. leaf
B. thumb
B. thumb
The _________ is what happens in the story.
A. characters
B. plot
B. plot
Helping others clean up toys and picking up trash are both examples of good _________.
A. deeds
B. permission
A. deeds
What is a feeling of sudden fear?
Example: The wolf gave Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother quite a _________.
A. dwelling
B. fright
B. fright
In "Hu Gu Po," a folktale from China, and "Tselane," a folktale from Botswana, both A Xin and Tselane are tricked and carried away in what?
A. sack
B. truck
A. sack
Who does Thumbelina save by nursing him back to health?
A. the swallow
B. the mole
A. the swallow
The ____________ of a story is something valuable learned through a character's experiences in a story.
A. lesson
B. plot
A. lesson
A _____________ is when people are very, very loud and noisy.
A. fragrant
B. commotion
B. commotion
Little Red Riding Hood ____________ her red cloak. She loved and valued it.
A. scoured
B. cherished
B. cherished
Does Cinderella, Rhodopis, and Billy Beg all get married at the end of their stories?
A. yes
B. no
A. yes
Cinderella marries the prince. Rhodopis marries the pharaoh. Billy Beg marries a princess.
In "Hu Gu Po," a folktale from China, what does the tiger disguise himself as to try to trick two sisters?
A. a bird
B. an old woman
B. an old woman
A ____________ is a story that people have told to each other over and over again for a long time.
A. folktale
B. setting
A. folktale
The wolf was _____________, especially when he tricked Little Red Riding Hood into thinking he was her grandmother.
A. cunning
B. foreign
A. cunning
Instructions tell us how to...
A. make something
B. what the story is about
A. make something
Is "Issun Boshi" set in the United States? Is "Thumbelina" set in Mexico?
A. yes
B. no
B. no
Who does Little Red Riding Hood visit when she leaves her house?
A. her grandmother
B. her aunt
A. her grandmother