Literary Genres

What kind of story feature animals, plants, or inanimate objects that have human qualities, and teach a moral or lesson to the reader?

• Myth

• Fable

• Fairy Tale

• Historical Fiction

What kind of story has situations and events that could happen in real life? These stories could be true, but are not.

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

What is a traditional story which is often based on historical events that tell us more about how humans act and how nature affects humans?

• Legend

• Tall Tale

• Fairy Tale

• Myth

What kind of story contains modern fantasy or technology?

• Folktale

• Science Fiction

• Adventure

• Mystery

What story's setting takes the reader to a time in history?

• Historical Fiction

• Folktale

• Mystery

• Fantasy

What kind of story takes you to a magical world where anything can happen?

• Science Fiction

• Autobiography

• Informational Text

• Fantasy

What kind of book tell about the life of a person and it is written by that person?

• Tall Tale

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Legend

What stories are about national or folk heroes and are based on facts, but also include some exaggerations?

• Myth

• Informational Text

• Tall Tale

• Legend

In what stories has a crime been committed, and the reader is trying to figure out who did it?

• Mystery

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Tall Tale

In which stories does the main characters always seem to have the most daring obstacles before them, and somehow always come out on top?

• Tall Tale

• Adventure

• Autobiography

• Fairy Tale