Fairy tale project

Fairy tale project quiz

Last week, you read Rumpelstiltskin.
Which of these is NOT a fairy tale element?

1. The beautiful, shrewd, and clever miller's daughter.
2. The setting: a beautiful and peaceful, far-away country.
3. The dwarf called Rumpelstiltskin.
4. The king and his castle.

What was the moral of the story (the message to the readers)?

Which tale?

We've watched and read a few fairy tales in class.

Which fairy tale is shown in the pictures?

Which tale?

1. Rumpelstiltskin
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. Jack and the Beanstalk
4. Tom Thumb

Which tale?

1. Rumpelstiltskin
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. The Fox and the Rabbit
4. Tom Thumb

Which tale?

1. Bluebeard
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. The Fox and the Rabbit
4. Tom Thumb

Which tale?

1. Bluebeard
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. The Fox and the Rabbit
4. Snow White

Which tale?

1. Bluebeard
2. The Frog Princess
3. The Fox and the Rabbit
4. Snow White

Fairy tales

How much do you know about fairy tales and their elements?

Decide if the following statements are true or false.

Fairy tales often begin with the phrase "Once upon a time...".

1. True
2. False

Dragons in fairy tales are usually friendly creatures who help the hero.

1. True
2. False

Magic is rarely (= bijna nooit) used in traditional fairy tales.

1. True
2. False

Fairy tales often include talking animals.

1. True
2. False

Fairy tales always take place in real, modern-day cities.

1. True
2. False

Magic spells and potions are often used in fairy tales.

1. True
2. False

Fairy tales usually end with something bad happening to the main character

1. True
2. False

Grammar

There are a few grammar elements you should use in your story. 

Let's test your knowledge regarding...

1. Present Simple

2. Past Simple!

3. The use of CAPITAL LETTERS;

4. Word order

5. Possessives 

6. Personal and object pronouns 

We use the present simple when talking about...

1. things that are happening right now
2. facts and routines
3. the future
4. predictions (= voorspellingen)

Which of these sentences uses the present simple?

1. The bus leaves at 7 PM.
2. Did you forget your book at home?
3. Please be quiet, I am reading a book.
4. I think it is going to rain.

We use the past simple for...

1. events that happened in the past and are still happening now
2. events that happened in the past
3. predictions based on evidence
4. future events

Which of these sentences uses the past simple?

1. I have visited Paris twice.
2. She was walking home when it started raining.
3. It is cloudy, so I think it will rain.
4. Yesterday, I went to the vet with my dog.

Which of these sentences is INCORRECT?

1. Did you watched this movie?
2. Have you watched this movie?
3. Did you watch this movie?
4. Have you watch this movie?

Which of these verbs is irregular (doesn't follow the regular past simple rule)?

1. to walk
2. to perform
3. to see
4. to like

Choose the correct word order.

1. who, what, where, when
2. what, where, when, who
3. when, who, what, where
4. who, where, when, what

Elke zin begint met een __(1)__ en eindigt met een __(2)__ .

Choose the correct possessive (= bezittelijk) form.

1. The gnomes
2. The gnomes'
3. The gnome's
4. The gnome have

Choose the correct possessive form.

1. Puss boots
2. Pusses boots
3. Puss's boots
4. Puss' boots

Write a correct sentence using ONLY the following elements:

the forest / the fairy / yesterday / to go to

Write a correct sentence using ONLY the following elements:

quietly / the castle / the dragon / to fly past / this morning

Your own fairy tale: checklist

My fairy tale has a title.

1. YES
2. NO
3. NO, but it will

My fairy tale has at least one good and one bad character.

1. YES
2. NO

My fairy tale has a happy ending.

1. YES
2. NO

My fairy tale has at least one magical element.

1. YES
2. NO

My fairy tale includes a talking animal.

1. YES
2. NO
3. MAYBE

In my fairy tale, all sentences will start with a CAPITAL LETTER and end with a full stop/ period . . .

1. YES
2. NO
3. ALWAYS
4. HUH?

My fairy tale takes place in the past.

1. IT DOES
2. NOPE
3. MAYBE

and they lived happily ever after...