Exploring Folktales

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet designed to help students understand and identify key characteristics of folktales through reading comprehension, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.

Grade 3 ELA ReadingReading Genres and TypesFolktales

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3

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Exploring Folktales

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. Then, complete the fill-in-the-blanks and short answer sections.

The Little Red Hen

Once upon a time, there was a Little Red Hen who lived on a farm with a lazy dog, a sleepy cat, and a noisy duck. One day, the Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. "Who will help me plant this wheat?" she asked. "Not I," barked the dog. "Not I," purred the cat. "Not I," quacked the duck. So, the Little Red Hen planted it herself.

Soon the wheat grew tall and ripe. "Who will help me cut this wheat?" she asked. "Not I," barked the dog. "Not I," purred the cat. "Not I," quacked the duck. So, the Little Red Hen cut it herself.

Then it was time to take the wheat to the mill. "Who will help me take this wheat to the mill?" she asked. "Not I," barked the dog. "Not I," purred the cat. "Not I," quacked the duck. So, the Little Red Hen took it to the mill herself.

When the wheat was ground into flour, she asked, "Who will help me bake the bread?" "Not I," barked the dog. "Not I," purred the cat. "Not I," quacked the duck. So, the Little Red Hen baked the bread herself.

When the bread was fresh and warm, she asked, "Who will help me eat this delicious bread?" "I will!" barked the dog. "I will!" purred the cat. "I will!" quacked the duck. "No!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will eat it myself!" And she did.

1. What did the Little Red Hen find at the beginning of the story?

A golden egg

A grain of wheat

A shiny coin

A magic bean

2. What is the main lesson or moral of this folktale?

Sharing is always best

Hard work pays off

Animals can talk

Being lazy is fun

Folktales are stories that have been passed down from generation to generation by . They often teach a or explain something about the .

The characters in folktales are often or talking animals.

1. Name two characteristics of a folktale.

2. Why do you think folktales are important to share?

1. Folktales are always about real historical events.

True

False

2. The characters in folktales often have special abilities or characteristics.

True

False