What is the Genre?!

James checked his bag one more

time to make sure he hadn't

forgotten anything. He still couldn't

believe that he had been selected for the

landing party. No human had ever set foot on

this planet before and now he was going to be

one of the first!

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• informational

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

Edison's first invention was the

electric vote counter. Although

it worked well, few people wanted to

buy it, so the invention was considered a

failure. After that, Edison decided he would

only invent things that he was sure people

would want.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• folktale

• historical fiction

• science fiction

Kari sat by herself at lunch, again.

As she ate her sandwich, she

watched the girls at a nearby table

talking and laughing. For the millionth time

she thought about her friends back in Topeka

and wished her family had not moved.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• historical fiction

• mystery

• realistic fiction

"You're such a freak." Bryon

said with a sneer. "Where do you

even buy clothes like that?"

Emmy knew she shouldn't do it, but she just

couldn't take Bryon's teasing anymore. She

pointed her finger at Bryon. "Transforma!"

she said, and turned him into a goat.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• fantasy

• mystery

• realistic fiction

"Whoever took the ring must

have done it between 1:14 and 1:33.

That rules out Mr. Carson, Mrs.

Hughes, and Mrs. Patmore."

Mr. Crawly could not believe what he was

hearing. "That only leaves...Mr. Bates, but

surely it couldn't be him!"

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• mystery

• fantasy

• folktale

• realistic fiction

It was so very cold. John's jacket

was thread-bare and his boots were

hardly holding together. Already

37 soldiers had died and more were getting

sick every day. He hoped General

Washington was right about supplies getting

to the camp soon.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• historical fiction

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

A kinkajou is a small mammal that

lives in the rainforests of South

America. Kinkajous have long,

slender bodies, and long tails that they can

wrap around branches like a monkey. They

spend almost all of their time in the trees.

Kinkajous eat mostly fruit and flower nectar.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• fantasy

• informational

• historical fiction

• biography

Once upon a time there was a

beautiful princess. She had long

dark hair, fair skin, and lips as red

as roses. The princess lived in the castle with

her father, the king, and her evil stepmother,

the queen.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• folktale

• fantasy

• mystery

• realistic fiction

Detective McCready looked carefully

around the room. Nothing seemed

out of the ordinary. Then he noticed

the bookcase in the corner. There was a book

missing from the third shelf. Could that be a

clue?

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• mystery

Savannah closed her eyes and

drank the blue liquid as quickly as

she could. At first nothing happened.

But then she slowly started shrinking. Soon

she was too small for her clothes. By the time

the shrinking stopped, she was no taller than

a cereal box.

In which genre would this passage most likely

appear?

• biography

• folktale

• fantasy

• realistic fiction