Genre Quiz

Authors of stories in this genre are often retelling the story, therefore it may change slightly each time it is retold.

• traditional literature

• informational

• autobiography

• science fiction

Writing is true, informative, or factual.

• humor

• informational

• poetry

• classic

A story with magic, monsters, and other imaginary elements.

• drama

• science fiction

• fantasy

• classic

made up stories about events that could happen in real life.

• fantasy

• biography

• mystery

• realistic fiction

Fictional stories based around real people and events from the past.

• historical fiction

• mystery

• poetry

• humor

Suspenseful stories based around a problem that is solved at the end of the story.

• classic

• mystery

• humor

• poetry

Stories about the future, space, aliens, and technology.

• realistic fiction

• classic

• science fiction

• historical fiction

Stories about a person written by another person.

• autobiography

• realistic fiction

• drama

• biography

Writing that creates emotion, it usually has rhythm and rhyme.

• poetry

• drama

• classic

• traditional literature

Stories about a person written by that person.

• mystery

• autobiography

• fantasy

• biography