Full-length stories that have been expanded from traditional tales are classified as
a. fantasy.
b. science fiction.
c. traditional literature.
d. literary folktales.
[Ques. 2] Advanced technology is a motif of which genre?
a. High fantasy
b. Low fantasy
c. Science fiction
d. Realistic fiction
[Ques. 3] A book that takes place in the real world, but includes some magical elements that make the events impossible would be considered
a. high fantasy.
b. low fantasy.
c. science fiction.
d. realistic fiction.
[Ques. 4] matching question
6. _____ Fable
7. _____ Myth
8. _____ Legend
9. _____ Religious Stories
10. _____ Tall Tales
11. _____ Folktales
12. _____ Pourquoi Tales
13. _____ Beast Tales
14. _____ Cumulative Tales
15. _____ Fairy Tales
16. _____ Noodlehead/Jack Tales
a. Explains how certain animal traits, characteristics, or human customs came to be.
b. Explains aspects of how something came to be in the natural world and includes characters that have nonhuman superpowers.
c. Characters are prominent religious figures.
d. Humorous stories of characters that perform impossible tasks.
e. The moral is explicitly stated in this brief story.
f. The characters are animals that talk and behave as people.
g. The characters are good at heart by lack good judgment.
h. Simple stories dealing with magic and the supernatural.
i. Includes themes of courage or perseverance of heroes and unusual occurrences.
j. A fairy, human, or animal tale passed down by word of mouth.
k. Repetition of details that build to a quick climax.
[Ques. 5] What should be included in a quality author source notes in traditional literature books, according to Hearn (1993)?
a. Sources used
b. Changes made in the retelling
c. Cultural context
d. All of the above
[Ques. 6] Which activity incorporating traditional literature is useful for bridging home and school, as well as helping to develop literacy language, story structure, and comprehension?
a. Read alouds
b. Storytelling
c. Discussion
d. Writing their own versions
[Ques. 7] Traditional literature provides us with _____, which are used to suggest meaning briefly so that the reader must infer how this is developed in the story.
a. idioms
b. similes
c. metaphors
d. maxims
[Ques. 8] How should traditional literature be evaluated?
a. Character development
b. Detailed description of setting
c. Accurate portrayal of culture of origin
d. Extensive plot development
[Ques. 9] How does folklore become folk literature?
a. It has been passed down through ten generations.
b. It was recorded in written form.
c. It was traced to a single person.
d. It is given a title.
[Ques. 10] Matching question
7. _____ Concept books
8. _____ Mother Goose Stories
9. _____ Counting books
10. _____ Alphabet books
11. _____ Toy books
12. _____ Pop-up books
13. _____ Easy to read books
14. _____ Wordless picturebooks
15. _____ Picture storybooks
16. _____ Postmodern picturebooks
a. Introduce the concept of numbers, the calendar, and the seasons through a story.
b. Contain one or more pages in which a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened.
c. Integrate words and illustrations on each page to tell a story.
d. Help children think about ideas such as colors and numbers.
e. May include textured pages to allow the reader to sense what the story feels like.
f. Use multiple colors with complex lines and images that move in and out of page space.
g. Engage students in connecting letters with objects that begin with the letter.
h. Teach a lesson or moral to young readers.
i. Provide students with an opportunity to explore how stories work and discover their own creativity.
j. Stories that have strong characterization, themes, and engaging plots with simple sentences.
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