Folktales

1. Pourquoi Stories, Myths

100

Telling stories out loud is still an important part of indigenous cultures.

A. Yes  B. No                      

A. Yes

200

Pourquoi stories tell why or how something is the way it is. Is How the Porcupine got its quills a pourquoi story?

A. Yes

B. No

Yes.

300

Pourquoi stories explain something.

What does pourquoi mean in French?

A. sun

B. why

C. book

B. Why

400

In the story about the Chinese zodiac, the order of the animals was chosen by

A. playing scissors, rock, paper

B. drawing names

C. a race  

                                     

C. a race

500

In the Greek myth, when Pandora opened the box, bad things like diseases came out. What else was in the box?

A. a rainbow

B. hope

C. a sandwich

B. hope

2. Fables

100

A fable is a short story the teaches a lesson or moral.

A. Yes

B. No

A. Yes

200

Characters in fables are often

A. talking animals

B. talking toys

C. talking food

B. talking animals

300

Many fables were said to be written a long time ago by

A. a guy named Joe

B. a fox named Sly

C. an ancient Greek named Aesop

C. an ancient Greek named Aesop

400

"Don't cry wolf" means don't

A. cry

B. lie

C. shout

B. lie

500

What is the moral of the Little Red Hen?

A. don't brag

B. help out

C. be kind

B. help out

3. Fairy Tales

100

Fairy tales often begin with these words

A. In a dark forest

B. They lived happily ever after

C. Once upon a time

C. Once upon a time

200

Fairy tales usually have a sad ending.

A. Yes

B. No

B. No

300

Which numbers are common in fairytales?

A. 3 and 7

B. 10 and 15

C. 4 and 5

A. 3 and 7

400

Mythological creatures are characters like

A. Insects

B. fairies and dragons

C. teddy bears

B. fairies and dragons

500

A transformation (big change) in a fairy tale could be something like

A. a frog turns into a prince

B. a bird flies away

C. an animal talks

A. a frog turns into a prince

4. Modern Fairy tales and Fantasy

100

Reading fairy tales and fantasies helps build your

A. muscles

B. teeth

C. imagination

C. imagination

200

Modern fairy tales were written by

A. a fairy

B. a magic pen

C. one author

C. one author

300

In the Wizard of Oz, how did Dorothy get from her home in Kansas to the land of Oz?

A. she drove

B. her house got lifted up and moved by a tornado

C. the munchkins carried her

B. her house got lifted up and moved by a tornado

400

What is different about the Paper Bag Princess written by Robert Munsch?

A. The princess rescues the prince.

B. The dragon breathed rainbows instead of fire.

C. The fairies are bad characters.

A. The princess rescues the prince.

500

In the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the White Witch made it always

A. spring

B. summer

C. winter

C. winter

Where is the Folktale From

100

What continent is The Lazy Man From?

Africa

200

What continent is The Hidden Feast from?

South America

300

What continent is The Tree of Blossoms from?

Asia

400

What continent do most of our folktales come from?

Europe

500

What continent does Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail come from?

Australia