Genre Quiz

Live Wire by Chris Crispin
Chris Crispin served in the military field of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal during the Iraq War. In this text Crispin shares his real life experiences readers and tells the true story of his time during the war. This text is best described in one word: explosive
Identify the subgenre.

• biography
• autobiography
• informational
• essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Live Wire by Chris Crispin
Chris Crispin served in the military field of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal during the Iraq War. In this text Crispin shares his real life experiences readers and tells the true story of his time during the war. This text is best described in one word: explosive
Identify the genre.

• Fiction
• Folklore
• nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Vote for Morton by Citizens for Morton
This is an election poster. It states that reads should vote for Morton because he would increase funding for schools, reform the prison system, and give everbody pizza on Friday.
What genre?

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Folklore

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Vote for Morton by Citizens for Morton
This is an election poster. It states that reads should vote for Morton because he would increase funding for schools, reform the prison system, and give everbody pizza on Friday.
What subgenre?

• biography
• informational
• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Pecos Bill and the Volcano adapted by Henry Hubert
Pecos Bill is one of the renowned cowboys in the Wild West. When he was a baby, he caught a jackrabbit and cooked it for his family for dinner. When he was twelve, he saved his town from a flood by lassoing the storm cloud and bringing it the dry lands for some much needed rain.
What genre?

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Folklore

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Pecos Bill and the Volcano adapted by Henry Hubert
Pecos Bill is one of the renowned cowboys in the Wild West. When he was a baby, he caught a jackrabbit and cooked it for his family for dinner. When he was twelve, he saved his town from a flood by lassoing the storm cloud and bringing it the dry lands for some much needed rain.
What subgenre?

• Legend
• Fable
• Tall Tale
• Myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Humans and clones populate a corrupt drug empire located between the United States and Mexico in this futuristic thriller.
What genre?

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Folklore

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Humans and clones populate a corrupt drug empire located between the United States and Mexico in this futuristic thriller.
What subgenre?

• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy

The Lion and the Mouse by unknown
A lion almost eats a mouse that woke him, but the mouse begs forgiveness and promises to return the favor. The lion lets the mouse go. Later, the lion is captured by hunters and tied to a tree; the lion roars for help. The mouse hears the lion's pleas and frees him by gnawing through the ropes. The last line of the story is: "Little friends may prove great friends."
What is the genre?

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Folklore

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The Lion and the Mouse by unknown
A lion almost eats a mouse that woke him, but the mouse begs forgiveness and promises to return the favor. The lion lets the mouse go. Later, the lion is captured by hunters and tied to a tree; the lion roars for help. The mouse hears the lion's pleas and frees him by gnawing through the ropes. The last line of the story is: "Little friends may prove great friends."
What is the genre?

• Myth
• Fable
• Fairy Tale
• Tall Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5