Literary Genres

Literary Genres

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Gina Puglisi

English

4th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A story. Some are fiction or made up, and others describe events that really occurred.

biography

narrative

poem

science fiction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

An example of non-fiction. A writer tells his or her own life story. Written in 1st person.

autobiography

biography

memoir

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The writer writes in 1st person about events from his or her life. It is based on the writers memories.

realistic fiction

biography

memoir

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tells a persons life story. Written in 3rd person by someone different.

biography

auto-biography

narrative

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tells about people that are not alive and events that did not occur, but tells a story that seems like it could occur.

historical fiction

science fiction

realistic fiction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Set in the past and tells about people and events that did not occur It can include real events and people.

historical fiction

fantasty

science fiction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tells about characters and events not found in real life. It includes talking animals, magic, and strange or otherworldly settings.

realistic fiction

fantasy

science fiction

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A type of fantasy. Tells about events the could not occur in the present. Involves scientific elements such as robots or space travel.

fantasy

realistic fiction

science fiction

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A type of folk-tale, has elements of fantasy, set a long time ago, often has magic, ends with a good triumphing over evil

fairy tale

folk tale

fable

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

a type of folk tale, short in length, talking animals with clear character traits, teachers a moral or lesson

folk tale

fable

legend

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