Genres Quiz

A modern day story that could happen in real life and the characters themselves seem real.

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Non Fiction

A story that takes place during a time period from the past; the settings are real but the characters are made up.

• Realistic Fiction

• Mystery

• Humor

• Historical Fiction

A type of story that can't happen in real life; they often include talking animals, magical powers, wizards, witches, and fairies.

• Non Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Folk Tales

Suspense stories with puzzling events that aren't solved until the end of the story; often centered around a detective or someone solving a crime.

• Mystery

• Folk Tales

• Realistic Fiction

• Adventure

Tells about real people and events - can cover many topics and is ALWAYS factual.

• Adventure

• Historical Fiction

• Humor

• Non Fiction

A survival story with exciting plots; often set in the wilderness; the main character must make important decisions in order to survive.

• Fantasy

• Adventure

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

In this book, there is a climbing contest to see who will be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. The climb turns into a life-or-death rescue mission.

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Adventure

• Fantasy

A fictional character, a young soldier named Joseph, writes in his journal about his experience in WWII as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

• Historical Fiction

• Folk Tales

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

Cara Landry has the worst teacher in the school and tells everyone about Mr. Larson in her own fifth-grade newspaper. When the principal finds out about the article and wants Mr. Larson fired, a town-wide debate on the First Amendment is started.

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Adventure

A story that is made up but could happen in real life.

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Horror

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