RP 5C Genre Lesson 2

RP 5C Genre

Lesson 2

Multiple Select

The excerpt above is an example of a fable. Which two details best explain why?

• A. It has talking animals in it.

• B. It gives a reason to explain how something happened.

• C. It has a puzzle in it that the characters must solve.

• D. It describes characters who use technology in the future.

• E. It is based on an actual person from the past.

Multiple Choice

2. Which genre of fiction best describes the paragraph above, and why?

• A. science fiction, because one of the characters is a robot

• B. fantasy fiction, because the events could never happen in real life

• C. mystery or detective fiction, because the characters must solve a puzzle

• D. myth, because a god decides to help a group of people

Multiple Choice

Which genre of fiction best describes the paragraph above, and why?

• A. Fairy tale, because it uses the phrase “once upon a time.”

• B. Historical fiction, because one of the characters is a real person from the past.

• C. Science fiction, because it tells about beings from other worlds.

• D. Fable, because it teaches a lesson about how an event happened.

Multiple Choice

4. The excerpt above is an example of a myth. Which statement best explains why?

• A. The action in the text includes a goddess visiting a human.

• B. The main character is based on a real person from history.

• C. The setting is a strange land that is not on planet Earth.

• D. The narrator is not one of the characters in the text.

Poll

Are you comfortable matching a genre with its corresponding, correct characteristics?

• I did well!

• It was a little hard. I have questions and need to review the lesson.

• It was really hard. I need some help and some extra practice.