Search Header Logo

Text Structure and Genre Review

Authored by Samantha Hawkins

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Text Structure and Genre Review
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

30 questions

Show all answers

1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word genre translates from French to mean ____ or ____.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to know what genre a piece of literature belongs to?

So the reader can sort the books in their personal library

Knowing the genre gives the reader certain expectations for what they are about to read.

It is not important to know the genre.

Knowing the genre helps the reader know where to find the book in the library.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are characteristics of poetry except...

Uses a lot of figurative language

Often contains rhythm and rhyme

Is usually written in stanzas and lines.

Is usually written in paragraphs and sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a characteristic of fiction?

doesn't need to follow grammar and punctuation rules

usually divided into chapters

must be written in prose

use elaborate figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Non-fiction literature comes from real life.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Fiction

,

(b) Poetry

,

(c) Non-Fiction

Harry Potter Series

News Paper

The Hobbit

Meeting at the Night

Paradise Lost

Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Dork Diaries

Diary of Anne Frank

Hunger Games

I am Malala

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the genre with its description

poetry

written in a poem style that includes rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language.

autobiography

cultural stories passed down over time such as legends, fables, foltakes, and myths

biography

story about a real person written by another person

traditional literature

text that gives you facts about a topic

informational

about a person's life written by that person

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?