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by BlastRoom
Tell traditional genres apart using real stories and defining traits.
#us_grade_5_english
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
A hare mocks a tortoise, races him, then naps. The tortoise keeps going and wins, teaching a clear lesson. What genre is this story?
Momotaro comes from a giant peach, grows up, and travels with a dog, monkey, and pheasant. They defeat ogres and bring treasure home. What genre is this story?
John Henry, a steel-driver, races a steam drill, wins the contest, and dies with his hammer in his hand. What genre is this story?
Daedalus warns Icarus not to fly too near the sun. Icarus disobeys, the wax melts, and he falls into the sea and drowns. What genre is this story?
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack whose huge size and impossible feats create enormous landforms in frontier stories. What genre is this story?
In “The Fox and the Grapes,” the fox cannot reach the grapes and then claims they are sour. The story teaches a lesson about pride. What genre is it?
Hades takes Persephone to the underworld, and Demeter grieves. Persephone’s yearly return helps explain the changing seasons. What genre is this story?
Anansi tries to hide all wisdom in a pot, but his son gives wiser advice. Angry, Anansi drops the pot, spreading wisdom everywhere. What genre is this story?
In an ancient Greek story, Helios drives a blazing chariot that carries the sun across the sky each day. Which feature identifies it as a myth?
John Henry works as a steel-driver, races a steam drill, wins, and dies. Which feature identifies the story as a legend?
Pecos Bill rides a cyclone like a bucking horse and uses a rattlesnake as a lasso. Which feature identifies the genre?
In “The Fox and the Crow,” a fox praises a crow’s singing until she opens her beak and drops her cheese. Which feature identifies the genre?
In a Puerto Rican tale, silly Juan Bobo dresses the family pig in his mother’s Sunday clothes. Which feature points to a folktale?
Among “Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom,” “King Midas,” “Robin Hood,” and “Pecos Bill,” which story is a myth?
Among “Robin Hood,” “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “Momotaro,” and “Icarus,” which story is a legend?
Among “Pecos Bill,” “The Fox and the Grapes,” “Persephone,” and “Robin Hood,” which story is a tall tale?
Among “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “King Midas,” “The Tortoise and the Hare,” and “Paul Bunyan,” which story is a folktale?
How does a myth differ from a legend?
How does a fable differ from a folktale?
How does a tall tale differ from a legend?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
A Story and an Article on the Same Topic
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