Identifying Genres

A story that tells about Paul Bunyan who dug the Great Lakes by hand is ...

• a mystery

• an adventure

• a folktale

• a biography

A story that tells about the childhood of Gabby Douglas is ...

• a biography

• a fable

• realistic fiction

• a fantasy

A story that tells about a girl who travels into the future is ...

• mythology

• historical fiction

• an autobiography

• science fiction

A book that teaches you about coding is ...

• a biography

• informational text

• a folktale

• historical fiction

A book written by the astronaut Mae Jemison about herself is ...

• a biography

• a mystery

• an autobiography

• historical fiction

A story that tells about two brothers during the Civil War is ...

• an adventure

• a mystery

• historical fiction

• a fable

A book about two friends who work together to build a new playground for their school is ...

• realistic fiction

• an autobiography

• fable

• science fiction

A story about two siblings who travel across the country while overcoming many obstacles is ...

• informational text

• a biography

• an adventure

• mythology

A book where a boy is trying to figure out what happened to his missing bike ...

• a biography

• informational text

• science fiction

• a mystery

A story about the sun god Ra is an example of ...

• science fiction

• mythology

• an adventure

• a fable