Literary Genres

Literary Genres

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th - 7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.5, RL.8.9, RL.4.1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

_________ 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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

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