Genre questions

What does genre mean?

• A specific type of writing.

• The main idea of a story.

• Key details in a story.

• The author's message.

What does fiction mean?

• Pieces of information in a story.

• Stories with imaginary events and people.

• The topic sentence.

• The sequence of events in a story.

What does nonfiction mean?

• Pieces of information in a story.

• Stories with imaginary events and people.

• The topic sentence.

• Stories with real events and people.

True or false: The story "The Three Little Pigs" is nonfiction.

• True

• False

True or false: The story "Anansi Learns a Lesson" is fiction.

• True

• False

A story has talking animals. This story is probably...

• fiction

• nonfiction

True or false: A biography tells the true story of a person's life and is written by another person.

• True

• False

What is narrative nonfiction?

• Tells the true story of a person's life.

• A short story with imaginary events.

• A fantasy story with made up characters.

• A short story with imaginary people.

What is narrative writing?

• Tells a true story about a time in a person's life.

• A short story with imaginary events.

• A fantasy story with made up characters.

• A short story with imaginary people.

What is an expository text?

• It gives true facts and information about a topic.

• It is a story with talking animals.

• It is a fiction story with real characters.

• It is a fantasy story with made up characters.