This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Children > Children'S Literature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Children'S Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Brown Bear see? A) Purple fish. B) Green frog. C) Yellow cat. D) Blue dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purple fish. 2. Who wrote and illustrated The Cat in the Hat? A) Eric Carle. B) Jan Brett. C) Dr. Seuss. D) Bill Wallace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Seuss. 3. Which of the following is NOT a subgenre of poetry? A) Reader's Theatre. B) Prose. C) Free Verse. D) Limericks. E) Haikus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reader's Theatre. 4. This hero symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. He was supposedly forced to shoot an apple from his son's head. A) Snowmen at Night. B) The Legend of William Tell. C) Show Way. D) Frindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Legend of William Tell. 5. What term refers to a narrative in prose that is shorter than a novel? A) Play. B) Short story. C) Novella. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novella. 6. From the story "Harriet the Spy"How old is Harriet? A) 10. B) 9. C) 12. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11. 7. Usually takes place in a Castle or place of royalty. A) Fairy Tale. B) Fables. C) Myths. D) Legend. E) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairy Tale. 8. Myths are important to children's literature. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. What is the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)? A) A place to search children's literacy tips. B) A place to learn how to write children's books. C) A place to find books for ages 0-18. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A place to find books for ages 0-18. 10. What themepark features a Seuss Landing as a featured land? A) Universal's Islands of Adventure. B) Universal Studios Hollywood. C) Universal Studios. D) Kings Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal's Islands of Adventure. 11. Who's strory was mentioned, that can be used to highlight cultural differences and similar values. A) Cinderella. B) Little Mermaid. C) Snow White. D) Sleeping Beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cinderella. 12. Which part of the plot contains the problem of the story? A) Conflict. B) Falling action. C) Rising action. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rising action. 13. The following are true about poems, EXCEPT: A) A major form of language. B) Written in lines and stanzas. C) Haiku, cinquain, acrostic are its forms. D) Not written in sentences and paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A major form of language. 14. If a teacher provides the children with an alternate activity because the dramatic play is getting out of control, what is this type of facilitation called? A) Extending the play. B) Stopping and talking. C) Taking a role. D) Redirecting the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redirecting the play. 15. Kara's family cannot bring her to school because of poverty. Her parents barely manage to put something on the table to feed the whole family.Which element of a narrative is given above? A) Climax. B) Theme. C) Conflict. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 16. A myth can be described as an adventure of beings with only one human power. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. A young boy imagines what must have happened to his snowman to make him look so droopy the next day. He imagines snowmen gathered in the park for "ice-cold cocoa" and a snowball fight etc. A) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. B) Charlotte's Web. C) Snowmen at Night. D) Frindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snowmen at Night. 18. What is the internal conflict of a character? A) The problem is in the character's mind ex. a problem about a personal choice or decision. B) The problem is between a character and something outside the character ex. such as another person or a force of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The problem is in the character's mind ex. a problem about a personal choice or decision. 19. It is Kylee's birthday. Kirsten planned to compose a poem for her sister. First, she spelled out Kylee's name ..... K Y L E E, and then she added a message using each letter of the name. What form of poetry does Kirsten is making for her sister? A) Cinquain. B) Acrostic. C) Shape Poetry. D) Haiku. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acrostic. 20. In the sentence construction from today, how many "When" clauses should come before the "Then" clause? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 21. ..... is a traditional poem or folk song that tells a story. A) Poetry. B) Folklore. C) Folk songs. D) Ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ballad. 22. Question 11:What are the poems composed by Tran Dang Khoa? A) Mother is sick, When she is away from home, The rice grains in our village, The sound of the hammock. B) Mother is sick, When mother is away from home, Rice grains in our village, Childhood. C) When mother is away from home, Mother is sick, Coconut tree, Kite, Looking in the mirror. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother is sick, When she is away from home, The rice grains in our village, The sound of the hammock. 23. Which of these was not a house elf in the Harry Potter series? A) Winky. B) Bogrod. C) Kreacher. D) Dobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bogrod. 24. What are the subtypes of fiction? A) Historical fiction, kids fiction, science fiction. B) Science fiction, Historical fiction and fantasy fiction. C) Realistic fiction, science fiction and Historical fiction. D) Fantasy fiction, historical fiction and realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic fiction, science fiction and Historical fiction. 25. "Ring Around the Rosie" would be an example of a: A) People sang. B) Nursery rhyme. C) Legend. D) Noodle tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nursery rhyme. 26. What ancient collection of fables, known for its moral lessons, contributed to the Classical World's children's literature? A) Beowulf. B) The Iliad. C) Aesop's fables. D) The Odyssey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aesop's fables. 27. Name the American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men. A) Enid Blyton. B) C S Lewis. C) Lewis Carroll. D) Louisa May Alcott. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Louisa May Alcott. 28. "I am supposed to spin straw into gold, and I do not know how to do it." Who says this line? A) The little man. B) Miller's daughter. C) Miller. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miller's daughter. 29. The impressionistic artistic style ..... A) Emphasizes mood and feeling with no direct representation. B) Juxtaposes unlikely objects to create semi-realistic dream images. C) Represents natural forms with accurate representations. D) Emphasizes light to create fleeting visual impressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emphasizes light to create fleeting visual impressions. 30. User is active in Popular Literature and passive in Folk Literature. True or False? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 31. What is the term for the initial state of mental blankness / mind as a clean slate? British philosopher John Locke championed this concept in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding in 1690. A) Palimpsest. B) Square one. C) Tabula rasa. D) White board. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tabula rasa. 32. Bonus:Which of the following is a characteristic of a tall tale? A) Follows a quest, or journal of a hero who has incredible strength and courage. B) Uses exaggeration to emphasize the abilities of the hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses exaggeration to emphasize the abilities of the hero. 33. How are fantasy and science fiction different? How are they connected? A) Fantasy suspends scientific explanations and natural laws; it is not "possible, " but the logic that governs a fantasy world makes it "plausible." Science fiction differs from fantasy in that the future realities it depicts are based on extrapolation from scientific principles. B) They are the same thing and therefore connected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy suspends scientific explanations and natural laws; it is not "possible, " but the logic that governs a fantasy world makes it "plausible." Science fiction differs from fantasy in that the future realities it depicts are based on extrapolation from scientific principles. 34. The following excerpt is taken from which fairy tale? ..... When the little boy bent down, the devil prompted her and bam! She slammed the lid down so hard that the boy's head flew off and fell into the chest with the apples. Then she was overcome with fear and thought: "How am I going to get out of this?" She went to her room and took a white kercheif from her dresser drawer. She put the boy's head back on his neck and tied the scarf around it so that you couldn't tell that anything was wrong. Then she sat him down on a chair in front of the door and put an apple in his hand. A) The Juniper Tree. B) Donkeyskin. C) Master Cat, or Puss in Boots. D) Tom Thumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Juniper Tree. 35. What did Pete the Cat NOT get on his shoes in I Love My White Shoes A) Water. B) Blueberries. C) Mud. D) Blueberries. E) Grape juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Grape juice. 36. Usually the problem is solved in a humorous (funny) way A) Fairy Tale. B) Fables. C) Myths. D) Legend. E) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Tall Tale. 37. From the story " Emma's Favorite Restaurant"Which dish was similar to ravioli? A) Kibbeh. B) Manti. C) Hummus. D) Fattoush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manti. 38. A ..... is a book written according to different levels of readers. A) Graphic novel. B) Trade book. C) Decodable reader. D) Levelled reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Levelled reader. 39. Picture books are NOT A) Meant to be used as read-alouds. B) Only effective if illustrated in color. C) Written in all genres. D) As a general rule, 32 pages long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only effective if illustrated in color. 40. Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? A) Jerry Spinelli. B) James Patterson. C) Roald Dahl. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roald Dahl. 41. From the story " Harriet the Spy "What is her favorite sandwich? A) Chicken Sandwich. B) Tomato sandwich. C) Egg Sandwich. D) Ham Sandwich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomato sandwich. 42. What types of bears are the Berenstain Bears? A) Front. B) Polar. C) Grizzly. D) American Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grizzly. 43. Which one is the childhood experience? A) Getting a new pet. B) Roaming to another country. C) Get 1st prize drawing lottery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting a new pet. 44. Are two popular genres in children's literature. Dragons, unicorns, and magic vs. spaceships, aliens, and technology. A) Folktales and Fairytales. B) Fantasy and Science Fiction. C) Fables and Myths. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy and Science Fiction. 45. The following excerpt is taken from which fairy tale? ..... He went straight to the bed where his daughters were sleeping, and after feeling the boys' little caps, he cried: "Aha, here are the little rascals. Now let's get down to work!" At that, without a moment's hesitation, he cur the throats of his seven daughters. Completely satisfied with his work, he got back into bed and lay down next to his wife. A) Tom Thumb. B) Rumpelstiltskin. C) Jack and the Beanstalk. D) Donkeyskin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom Thumb. 46. The covers and dust jackets of picturebooks are not important to conveying meaning. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 47. The main element that distinguishes fairytales is: A) The struggle between good and evil. B) Fairies. C) Magic. D) An omniscient narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magic. 48. When evaluating picturebooks, artistic quality is the most important feature to consider? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Folk songs are usually played on ..... A) Acoustic construction. B) Acoustic tone. C) Acoustic instrument. D) Acoustic voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acoustic instrument. 50. FROM "THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE" The speaker pretends he is a giant in the land of counterpane. What kind of giant does he pretend to be? A) Shy. B) Angry. C) Scared. D) Quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quiet. 51. No! Why? Why do you shut me out? Why do you shut the world out? What are you so afraid of?! A) Elsa. B) Anna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anna. 52. Children's literature is not books about childhood that are told in a nostalgic form. A) True. B) Maybe. C) False. D) Cannot be determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Which movement, a reaction to scientific explanations of reality, focuses on individual interpretations and relative truths? A) Classicism. B) Romanticism. C) Postmodernism. D) Modernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postmodernism. 54. The exploits of a legendary Swiss hero. A) The Giving Tree. B) The Legend of William Tell. C) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. D) Show Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Legend of William Tell. 55. The following excerpt is taken from which fairy tale? ..... You will be taken to the entrance of your sister's palace, and I can think of not better punishment for you than to witness her happiness. You will not return to your natural state until you acknowledge your faults. I fear that you may have to remain statues forever. You can correct pride, anger, gluttony, and laziness. But you need a miracle to transform a heart filled with malice and envy. The fairy waved her wand, and everyone there was transported to the great hall of the prince's kingdom where the subjects were elated by his return. A) Beauty and the Beast. B) Snow White. C) Cinderella. D) Rapunzel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beauty and the Beast. 56. Identify the speaker.No! Don't touch me. Please. I don't want to hurt you. A) Elsa. B) Anna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elsa. 57. Usually the main characters are gods or goddesses A) Fairy Tale. B) Fables. C) Myths. D) Legend. E) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myths. 58. Hercules is an example of a mythical story. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. The following excerpt is taken from which fairy tale? ..... The little man took the necklace, sat down at the spinning wheel, and whirr, whirr, whirr, the wheel spun three times, and the bobbin was full. Then eh put another bundle of straw up and whirr, whirr, whirr, the wheel spun three times, and the second bobbin was full. He worked on until dawn, and by that time the straw had been spun and all the bobbins were full of gold. A) Tom Thumb. B) Rumpelstiltskin. C) Rapunzel. D) Master Cat, or Puss in Boots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rumpelstiltskin. 60. Challenges to your students' right to read are called? A) Selectiveness. B) Restraint. C) Applied caution. D) Censorship. 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