Types of Fiction Quiz

A story that is not true or made up

• fiction

• oral tradition

• myths

• epics

literature that passes by word of mouth from fro mone generation to the next

• fiction

• oral tradition

• myths

• epics

stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world

• fiction

• oral tradition

• myths

• epics

long poems that tell the stories of heros

• fiction

• oral tradition

• myths

• epics

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

• fable

• folktales

• fairytale

• legend

a story that often provides a moral lesson

• fable

• folktales

• fairytale

• legend

a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands

• fable

• folktales

• fairytale

• legend

a narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements

• fable

• folktales

• fairytale

• legend

an American hero folktale full of extreme exaggerations

• tall tale

• non-fiction

• short story

• play

a true story

• tall tale

• non-fiction

• short story

• play