Literary Genres

A tall tale is about an ordinary person who does not have any special abilities.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This genre is based on real or imagined inventions, space/time travel, or life in other worlds and is often set in the future.

• realistic fiction

• horror

• science-fiction

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

Autobiographies are written about someone else's life.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In this genre, the author has created a magical world where anything is possible.

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• mystery

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

_________ is written in stanzas

• poetry

• nonfiction

• realistic ficton

• a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

This genre is meant to evoke a feeling of fright in both the characters and the reader.

• historic fiction

• folk tale

• fairy tale

• horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In which genre would you classify a book about the life of Benjamin Franklin, written by Jonathan Davis?

• biography

• autobiography

• historic fiction

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A novel about a girl who is nervous about starting school, but ends up making a new best friend would be considered

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• mystery

• horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which genre deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets?

• horror

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

These stories, such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin, have been passed down from generation to generation, often by word of mouth, though the original storyteller is unknown. They can involve magic, trickery, animals, and oftentimes the number 3. Name the genre.

• historical fiction

• folktale

• myth

• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5