Focus on Tall Tales : “Paul Bunyan, the Mightiest Logger of Them All”

Reading Comprehension Questions

After reading the Tall Tale; “Paul Bunyan, the Mightiest Logger of Them All”,(page 110) circle the
answer that correctly answers each comprehension question.

1.Paul was so big that his parents ....
 a. made him live in a cave far from civilization.
 b. rode on his shoulders everywhere he went.
 c. slept in his beard on cold nights.
 d. fed him with a spoon made from a tree trunk.

2.Paul created the Grand Canyon by ...
 a. dragging his pickaxe behind him.
 b. tripping over the rocky Mountains.
 c. lying down for a nap.
 d. writing his name in the sand.

3.What was one requirement of Paul Bunyan’s loggers?
 a. They had to be over ten feet tall.
 b. They had to be sider that white pine logs.
 c. Their hands had to be two feet wide.
 d. They had to swing an axe in the blink of an eye.

4.The Great Lakes were formed when Paul ...
 a. scooped through the dirt to find worms for fishing.
 b. left footprints in the mud when walking from Maine to Minnesota.
 c. dug a few ponds for his loggers to drink from.
 d. mined for gold so he could buy clothes for the crew.

5.During the year of the Hard Winter, it was so cold that ...
 a. snowmen went south for the winter.
 b. words froze in the air.
 c. loggers froze in their bunkbeds.
 d. Paul’s whiskers broke off like icicles.

6. In your own words, describe the features of a tall tale.

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Houghton Mifflin Reading - 5th Grade - Expeditions - Focus on Tall Tales

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