Types of Fiction

Types of Fiction Genre

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Helpful Hints

There are many different types and styles of fiction texts such as mystery, fantasy and adventure. These are often referred to as genres. Each fiction genre will create plot, character and setting in its own particular way. A science fiction story about space travel set in the future will be very different to a fairy tale about a magic quest and set 'long, long ago'.

Fables

This is a short story that usually has animals and sometimes natural elements like the sun and wind as characters.

A fable teaches a lesson and has a moral at the end of the story.

Example:

The Frogs & the Ox

Belling the Cat

The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse

The Fox & the Grapes

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: MORTAL

• Fairytale

• Mystery

• Myths and legends

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: ENCHANTED

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Myths and legends

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: SPELL

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Fairytales

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: CLUES

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Fairytales

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: TERRIFIED

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Horror

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: TERRIFIED

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Horror

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: DESERT ISLAND

• Adventure

• Mystery

• Horror

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: GALAXY

• Adventure

• Mystery

• Horror

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: ALIEN

• Adventure

• Mystery

• Horror

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: VIKINGS

• Adventure

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Science fiction

Multiple Choice

Which fiction genre is associated with this word: SUSPECT

• Detective Fiction

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Science fiction