Forms of Fiction

Which type of fiction has imaginary elements that could not really happen?

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction

Which type of fiction is exaggerated stories about historical events?

• Folk Tale
• Mystery

Which type of fiction is about an exciting undertaking involving risk or physical danger in the main storyline?

• Fantasy
• Adventure

Which type of fiction is a short teaching story; has a practical moral to the story?

• Myth
• Fable

Which type of fiction is based on real or possible scientific developments, sometimes takes place in the future?

• Science Fiction
• Realistic Fiction

Which type of fiction uses imaginative writing set in the modern world using ordinary human characters in everyday situations?

• Romance
• Realistic Fiction

Which type of fiction is set in the past and has references to actual people and events from the past?

• Historical Fiction
• Fable

Which type of fiction is often thought of as a detective story; usually involves a crime or series of crimes that need to be solved?

• Mystery
• Legend

Which type of fiction is a story that has been passed down over the years by word of mouth; tends to travel from one culture to another?

• Legend
• Science Fiction

Which type of fiction is stories about gods and heroes that people told to give human shape to the world around them?

• Legend
• Myth